Mtc AC bus

Chief Minister to inspect the new vehicles fitted with two cameras

Set for roll-out: One of the two air-conditioned Volvo buses at the MTC depot on

Pallavan Salai on Tuesday.

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) is all set to launch a fleet of air-conditioned Volvo buses. Two state-of–the-art buses have been acquired by the MTC. On Tuesday they were parked inside its depot on Pallavan Salai.

Managing Director R. Balasubramanian said eight more Volvo buses would be brought in this week and the fleet was most likely to be launched on September 17.

The buses were inspected by Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday. They would set off for the Secretariat on Wednesday for an inspection by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.

The two buses at the depot bear the numbers 19 G and 21 G. Officials said that other routes, on which these buses would travel, would be announced soon.

The buses have electronic controls and are fitted with two cameras, one at the rear and the other at the main entrance. The cameras would allow the driver to view the rear and entrance through an LCD display fitted near the driver’s seat. The officials at the depot said that this would help the driver control the doors and view those who were waiting to enter the bus.

Another special feature of the buses is that that they are completely disabled-friendly. The main entrance of the bus has a ramp and a ‘healing’ system which allows the bus to bend up and down as well as tilt to the left side.

Officials said that this would enable not only the disabled people but also old people to get into the bus without much difficulty. The fact that the driver could view all the activities near the door on the LCD display would also allow easy and safe access into the bus for all. According to Mr. Balasubramanian, the fare for travel in these buses was yet to be fixed.

Freshers Day

A big welcome to the freshers! exclaimed the dean on 25th October.
After the first period, we went to have some refreshments. (They called refreshments as a cup of tea and a packet of mixture). We were asked to go and be seated inside the auditorium. We all sat at the last row, talking with others. Suddenly from nowhere a mam came and asked us to go to the very first row!. We had to go to the first row. We went as if we are going to sit there. As soon as that mam went we went to the row and sat. A doing! sound came from my friend mobile. We became the centre of attention. Luckily he was not caught.

Atlast! boring speeches began. First came the principal, he intoduced the special guest(PROVOST cambridge university). He spoke about the goodness of the college. Then came the elder son of the founder and told about the experience of his in cambridge university.
Then came the provost and told about the things she didi to become a provost...
26 Rs.1000 cheques were given to top 26 students... and the dean came to give the conclusion and the program was over, we all went home.

After a very silent week, Ist year guys began to show how the college is. The order of mischievousness
1.banking pens on the desk - somewhat brought the lecturers attention
after a day or two that began to go unnoticed

2. Then came the leg sledging- Got the attention of the lecturer immediately.
After two enjoyable(for us) and irritatable(for lecturers) days, due to class advicer's intervention all the enjoyments came to a sudden halt.

3._________________________ give your idea....

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Crescent

This is the college where iam doing my BE. To tell about it, it is a fairly large college. I have to walk 1 km daily inside to go to my block. It has Two football ground , one hockey ground , one volleyball court, basket ball court etc...
The one in the picture is the conventional centre. It has 2 auditorium and a big centralised AC auditorium.
Its a enjoyable stay in the college till 4.10. The long walk back towards the bus stand, chatting with friends on the go is a great time to have.
Looking for M500 bus is a tough time standing in the bus stand. You never know when these buses would come. Sometime there wont be a bus coming for 30 mins. Somtinmes # to 4 buses come together.
Then again a long walk to home makes the walking day end........