Transport Minister A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban inaugurated on Friday the scheme to provide passengers on the long-distance buses of the State Express Transport Corporation with a purified ‘Payani’ drinking water bottle for Rs. 10.
In Tamil Nadu, more than 1,080 express and air-conditioned buses are operated by the State Express Transport Corporation. More than 1 lakh passengers travel on them every day. For the convenience of passengers, under the ‘Amma Drinking Water’ scheme in 2013, one-litre drinking water bottles were sold for Rs. 10 at major bus stands.
Later, due to technical faults and production issues at the government drinking water production plant in Gummidipoondi, the project was discontinued in 2021.
In this context, for the convenience of long-distance bus passengers, Transport Minister A. Vijay Tamilan Parthiban inaugurated on Friday at Pallavan House, the headquarters of the Chennai Metropolitan Transport Corporation, a scheme to provide purified “Payani” drinking water for Rs. 10.
As a first step, this scheme will be implemented on long-distance buses of the State Express Transport Corporation, and officials said it would be expanded depending on passenger response.
Appointment orders: In the continued event, the Minister issued compassionate appointment orders to a total of 17 people, including the legal heirs of 16 employees who died while in service in the Metropolitan Transport Corporation and the legal heir of one employee who died while in service in the State Express Transport Corporation.
Officials including Transport Department Secretary L. Nirmal Raj, Metropolitan Transport Corporation Managing Director T. Mohan, and State Express Transport Corporation Managing Director K. Gunasekaran participated in the event.
