Schools yet to give bus pass info
Chennai: Parents of over 3.5 lakh students travelling in MTC buses have to prepare themselves to shell out a minimum of thousand rupees towards bus fares for the next few months thanks to the lackada
Not enough signboards for Chennai Central buses
Dearth of signboards at the Central station and the Government General Hospital (GH) bus stand causes a lot of inconvenience to those who visit Chennai as they are forced to waste a lot of time looki
Zip through city on metro in a jiffy
Imagine traveling from high court to the airport for only Rs 40 in less than 15 minutes in an air-conditioned train. This will be possible once the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) is commissioned.
Breakdowns bug MTC passengers
Subscribers to the city police’s traffic alert service routinely get messages such as “MTC bus breakdown at Tidel park junction, vehicles moving slowly”, as buses breaking down in the middle of the ro
CMDA gives red signal to T Nagar terminus multistoreyed parking lot
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC)’s plan to build a multistoreyed parking lot at the T Nagar bus terminus has hit a roadblock with the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) re
Yoga, meditation drive to pep up MTC staff
On Friday, 65 MTC staff including conductors, drivers and even depot managers were seen busy practising yoga and doing meditation under the guidance of seven yoga gurus at metro Transport Corporation’
Bus stops off limits to autos
In an effort to purge the menacing share autos and Tata magic vans from MTC bus stops that force buses to stop in the middle of the roads, thereby affecting traffic flow and inconveniencing the waitin
It’s kickback time for MTC union staff
Grease the palms of the ruling party affiliated union leaders and get the job done. This has been the success formula for several years for employees of Metropolitan Transport Corporation who wish to
Free bus passes to be issued soon
Metropolitan Transport Corporation officials explained the decision on free travel for students had been taken following complaints by a number of parents about the delay in the issue of bus passes.
16 new bus depots proposed in suburbs
In an attempt to improve the maintenance of MTC buses, the transport corporation has decided to construct 16 new depots in the fringe areas of Chennai.
The move would pave the way for creation of mo