Six new TNSTC buses flagged off in Trichy
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Trichy: School education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi flagged off a total of six new buses from the Chathiram bus stand and Ponmalaipatti in Trichy on Saturday.
The minister dedicated five buses from the Chathiram bus stand including a town bus under 'Magalir Vidiyal Payanam Thittam' for Thuvakudi via Thiruverumbur and NIT Trichy.
Among the four new mofussil buses, two buses will ply between Trichy and Madurai via Viralimalai and Thuvarankurichi, one between Trichy and Cumbum via Dindigul and Theni and one between Manapparai and Tirupur via Trichy and Karur.
At Ponmalaipatti, the minister flagged off a town bus under Magalir Vidiyal Payanam Thittam between Ponmalaipatti and the Chathiram bus stand via the Central bus stand.
The new buses were launched on behalf of the Trichy Zone of Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Kumbakonam division. Trichy deputy mayor G Dhivya, TNSTC general manager D Sathish Kumar, and other officials were present during the events.
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