Tiruchi Collector checks vehicles of educational institutions at special camp

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Collector V. Saravanan inspecting a schoolhouse  autobus  and van successful  Tiruchi connected  Friday.

Collector V. Saravanan inspecting a schoolhouse autobus and van successful Tiruchi connected Friday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY

District Collector V. Saravanan connected Friday inspected a peculiar conveyance fittingness inspection campy for backstage schoolhouse vehicles connected the premises of Sri Vignesh Vidyalaya astatine Koothur successful Manachanallur taluk.

A full of 805 vehicles belonging to 132 acquisition institutions nether the jurisdiction of the Regional Transport Offices successful Tiruchi West, Tiruchi East, and Srirangam — including Manapparai, Tiruverumbur, Musiri, and Lalgudi portion offices — were examined by Regional Transport Officers and Motor Vehicle Inspectors.

Officials verified compliance with 22 mandatory information features, including first-aid kits, occurrence extinguishers, CCTV cameras, velocity governors, exigency exits, and sensor devices. Installation of Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTD) was checked arsenic per Transport Department norms.

Mr. Saravanan said the yearly inspection was mandated to guarantee pupil safety. He stressed that drivers should person valid licences, beryllium medically fit, and adhere to information protocols. School buses indispensable person protective grills separating drivers and students, and unit should beryllium successful azygous portion connected duty, helium said.

He instructed that interaction numbers of the school, Regional Transport Office, police, and Childline 1098 beryllium displayed prominently. Emergency instrumentality and CCTV systems indispensable beryllium maintained successful moving condition, helium added.

Of the vehicles inspected, 713 were declared acceptable portion 92 were recovered unfit nether Rule 119 of the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Vehicles failing to conscionable norms indispensable beryllium rectified and presented for reinspection earlier May 31. Only certified vehicles volition beryllium permitted to run from June 1.

Published - May 22, 2026 07:09 p.m. IST

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