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The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), Kumbakonam division, volition run 100 peculiar buses to ferry pilgrims to the Nagore Dargah Kanduri festival, officials said connected Wednesday.
The yearly festival astatine Nagore — 1 of the State’s most-attended spiritual events — volition statesman with the flag-hoisting ceremonial connected 21 November and reason with the chandanakoodu ritual connected 30 November 2025. To facilitate the question of devotees, the Kumbakonam part volition tally the peculiar services from November 21 to December 1 2025, TNSTC Kumbakonam Managing Director K. Dasarathan said.
The peculiar buses volition run successful summation to regular services from respective large towns, including Chennai, Tiruchi, Karur, Pudukkottai, Madurai, Chidambaram, Ramanathapuram, Thanjavur and Kumbakonam. Services volition besides beryllium provided on the Nagapattinam–Nagore and Karaikal–Nagore corridors, the manager added.
Officials said the peculiar deployment supplements the regular fleet of 127 regular buses, which unneurotic tally immoderate 335 scheduled trips to and from the portion during the period. Inquiry centres person been acceptable up astatine Nagore and Nagapattinam autobus stations, and monitoring officers appointed to coordinate operations and guarantee creaseless question of pilgrims, Mr. Dasarathan said.
The peculiar autobus cognition has been arranged nether the absorption of the State authorities and follows instructions from the Chief Minister, the Deputy Chief Minister and the Transport Minister, helium added. The corp appealed to members of the nationalist to usage the peculiar services to debar roadside congestion and to guarantee safe, orderly question during the festival.
Passengers seeking accusation connected timings and boarding points person been asked to interaction the enquiry counters astatine Nagore and Nagapattinam autobus stands oregon the TNSTC Kumbakonam office.
