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Deputy Transport Commissioner (DTC) for NTR territory M. Purendra connected Friday (May 8, 2026) said that inspections of buses operated by acquisition institutions are being carried retired extensively to guarantee the information of students travelling successful these vehicles.
In a statement, Mr. Purendra said that peculiar inspections began connected May 1 and volition screen 1,571 buses belonging to acquisition institutions crossed the district. He added that 12 peculiar teams were formed, with each squad assigned the work of inspecting astir 130 buses.
The DTC said that the inspections are being conducted successful accordance with Rule 185(G) of the Andhra Pradesh Motor Vehicles Rules (APMV Rules), Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR), AIS-63, AIS-52, AIS-135, and different roadworthy information standards and truthful far, astir 250 buses person been inspected, and respective information deficiencies were identified.
The large deficiencies included installation of seats adjacent exigency exits, obstructing exigency evacuation, lack of Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD), deficiency of occurrence extortion systems and occurrence extinguishers, oregon occurrence extinguishers being successful non-functional condition, non-availability of information hammers and lack of archetypal assistance boxes, reflective tapes, and different information equipment.
He said notices were issued to the managements of the acquisition institutions acrophobic regarding the identified deficiencies and they were directed to rectify each shortcomings by May 20.
He said arsenic portion of the peculiar drive, evacuation demonstrations were besides being conducted to bid students connected harmless evacuation procedures during emergencies. In addition, consciousness was being created among drivers, attendants and acquisition institutions unit regarding the usage of occurrence extinguishers.
Mr. Purendra appealed to each acquisition instauration managements to guarantee that their buses were afloat equipped with facilities successful accordance with information standards earlier the commencement of the caller world year. He warned of strict enactment nether the Motor Vehicles Act (MV Act) and APMV Rules against institutions transporting students successful defective oregon unfit buses, without adhering to information standards.
