Eight low-floor buses launched in the capital city
Wednesday, 18.11.2009, 02:37am (GMT)
TVM: Chief minister VS Achuthanandan yesterday flagged off eight low-floor buses in the city. The buses are bought with assistance from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
The flagging off ceremony took place in the Central Stadium here, the Chief Minister, the Union Minister of State for External Affairs Sashi Tharoor, Ministers, legislators and top officials of the KSRTC boarded the orange-red Volvo bus for a ride. As the bus was overcrowded, the Chief Minster and others alighted at the gate.
Many people were gathered during the occasion to see the modern buses and experience the unique features. Officials of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) that is operating the buses were gracious to take the public for a free ride through the capital.
The bus costing Rs. 80 lakh has several unique features and has changed the prevailing concept of buses among the public. It has LCD destination boards in Malayalam and English with the route number, route and destination will come in handy for the locals and tourists. Low platform for hassle-free boarding and alighting, rear engine, automatic gear, electronically adjustable floor depending on condition of the road, comfortable seating, facility for lowering on the left side (kneeling), ramp for the physically challenged to enter the bus and facility for fixing wheel chair are some of the features.
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