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Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy and Transport Minister S. S. Sivasankar inaugurated the recently constructed autobus depot successful Kumily successful the beingness of Theni District Collector Ranjith Singh connected Thursday.
Speaking connected the occasion, Mr Periasamy said that Kumily is an important determination for tourists, pilgrims, farmers and businessmen. Keeping this successful mind, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin had earmarked funds for improving the infrastructure.
Having built astatine a outgo of ₹5.5 crore, the caller autobus depot would assistance successful betterment of autobus frequence and supply amended work to the commuters successful the region. He said that Kumily was besides important determination arsenic it was the gateway for neighbouring State - Kerala. Hence, the officials should utilise the caller infrastructural installation successful specified a mode that it benefitted radical from some Tamil Nadu and Kerala, Mr Periasamy said.
In his address, Mr Sivasankar said that the authorities was conscious to support the eco-system. As a archetypal step, 250 electrical buses person been introduced successful Chennai and determination are 2 depots exclusively catering to the needs of the e-buses successful Chennai.
“Another 125 caller electrical buses are to ply from time successful Chennai and precise soon, much fig of e-buses would beryllium added to the fleet arsenic the CM was keen to support the eco-system,” helium added.
The TNSTC has besides played a pivotal relation successful narrowing the spread betwixt agrarian and municipality locations successful antithetic parts of Tamil Nadu. For galore workers, the transport installation by the authorities has facilitated them to question from distant locations to municipality and semi-urban areas, Mr Sivasankar said and added that it was not the lawsuit successful galore different States successful the country.
On recruitment, the Minister said that the TNSTC had precocious appointed 685 caller drivers/conductors and different 3,200 much would beryllium added successful a phased mode for postings crossed the State. The State authorities had fixed 5% increment to the employees based connected the requests made by the employees unions.
“Despite fiscal strains, the Chief Minister has sanctioned the increment lone successful the involvement of payment of the TNSTC employees”, helium said and added that the authorities would see different demands arsenic well.
The Collector said that isolated from restrooms and eateries for commuters, much facilities would beryllium added to the caller autobus depot. He said that ₹85 lakh has been sanctioned from the MP-LAD money of Theni MP Thanga Tamil Selvan.
TNSTC MD Saravanan, General Manager Muthukrishnan, Branch Manager Murugesan, MLAs Cumbum N Ramakrishnan, Andipatti A Maharajan and different officials participated.
