Transport Department Gets New Buses

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has officially  announced that the State Government has decided to buy 3,000 new buses at a cost of Rs 434.75 crore, to replace the old ones.

 According to an official release here, 520 buses will be purchased in the first phase and Rs 75.36 crore has been allotted to State-owned transport corporations for the purpose. 

'Based on the Chief Minister's order, buses which are either six-year-old or which had covered a distance of seven lakh kilometre will be replaced with the new ones.