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662 Corpn bldgs start generating solar energy CM flags off 500 buses, 235 to run on city roads
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami flagged off 500 new buses meant for various transport corporations, at the Secretariat, on Wednesday.
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Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) got the lion’s share — 235 of the 500 new buses. State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) has been allocated 118 buses, while Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation got 147 buses (Salem division -60, Kumbakonam-25, Tirunelveli -14, Villupuram-18, Coimbatore-16 and Madurai-14).
With this, about 4,381 new buses has been added to the fleet of eight transport corporations in the State from July 2018. The new buses were built at the cost of Rs 154 crore and as per the AIS 052 code, the uniform standard code introduced by Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). The code has specifications for building a bus with additional safety features for commuters.
All the new buses for the MTC have low floor and automatic doors. They also have separated passenger seats and wide gangway. In order to ensure safety of the passengers, the buses have two emergency exits. The bus will have amplifier with mic for the convenience of the passenger.
With a fleet capacity of 21,678 buses, the eight transport corporations in the State caters to 1.74 crore commuters a day, added the official statement.
662 Corpn bldgs start generating solar energy
The Greater Chennai Corporation has installed solar panels on its 662 buildings, including offices, schools, hospitals, to save on electricity bill.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami inaugurated the project that was completed under Smart City Mission at a cost of Rs 24.30 crore.
The solar panels, with a total capacity of 3.064 MW, would produce 12,000 to 13,000 units of electricity per day. “The solar panels will save Rs 3 crore per year on electricity bill and 13 per cent of power requirement in Corporation offices will be met with it,” an official said.
Earlier, the civic body had conducted a survey at more than 2,000 Corporation buildings and identified 1,378 to install solar panels. It selected 662 buildings during the first phase and remaining are expected to be taken up in future.
The project was completed in less than a year after the first panels were installed on Chennai Middle School in Kondithope. “Before installing the panels, we assessed their stability. They can withstand wind speed of 100 km per hour,” the official said.
After Tangedco provides net meters, the Corporation would send the power generated during holidays to the grid.
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