APSRTC MD inspects newly designed bus body
The new city bus was brought to the APSRTC head office for inspection. Mr. Tirumala Rao examined the materials used, painting quality, seating comfort, cost of manufacturing and other key aspects. He inquired with the officials about all technical and financial aspects related to the new bus body.
Taking a close look at the passenger seats, windows, steps for boarding and alighting and tyre quality to see if they were appropriately designed and met operational standards, he also gathered full technical and operational information from the works manager, engineers and staff.
He then instructed the officials to conduct a feasibility study and submit a detailed report on the resources and possibilities for replicating the new manufacturing technique at other zonal workshops across the State. He congratulated the employees, supervisors and the works manager who contributed to the bus body construction.
Mr. Tirumala Rao was accompanied by the corporation's Executive Director (Admin) G.V. Ravi Varma, Executive Director (Operations) A. Appalaraju, Vijayawada Zone Executive Director G. Vijayaratnam, NTR District Public Transport Officer M.Y. Danam and Chief Mechanical Engineer (Maintenance) G. Nageswara Rao along with other senior officials.
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