TNSTC operates 534 buses

The Coimbatore Division of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) on Monday operated 534 buses in Coimbatore district, following relaxations in COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.Officials sai

The Coimbatore Division of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) on Monday operated 534 buses in Coimbatore district, following relaxations in COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Officials said that 337 town buses and 197 mofussil buses were operated out of its total fleet of 1,012 buses. Mofussil buses were operated to districts such as Salem, Erode, Madurai, Theni, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Tiruchi, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur, officials said. With the occupancy being capped at 50% for all buses to allow personal distancing, the demand for mofussil buses was not high on Monday. In the case of town buses, however, personal distancing norms went for a toss in a few buses. Officials claimed that all the town buses were instructed to allow only 20 sitting passengers and 20 standees and that some buses might have allowed the standees to sit. These routes would be monitored and additional buses would be operated as per the requirement from Tuesday, they said.