Reportedly with Ayudha Pooja holidays and Deepawali fast approaching, the Tamilnadu Transport department is gearing up to manage a surge in its patrons travelling to different parts of the state. Meanwhile Transport Minister MR Vijayabhaskar has announced the operation of special buses, nearly 6000 for the pooja holidays and 11,000 for Deepawali.
Furthermore according to a press release issued by the Transport department, ahead of Ayudha pooja to be celebrated on October 7, 1,695 special buses along with 2,225 buses would be operated for 3 days from October 4. Moreover 1,242 special buses will transport passengers from other cities, including Coimbatore, Tirupur and Bengaluru, this weekend. Perhaps 30 special reservation counters will begin functioning from Thursday at Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT), MEPZ Tambaram, Poonamallee and Madhavaram for passengers wanting to reserve tickets for the Puja holidays and special buses would be operated on October 8 and 9 for their return journey.
Perhaps as for Deepawali, 2,275 regular buses and 4,265 special buses will operate daily from Chennai for three days from October 24. Moreover for this purpose, 26 special ticket counters have been proposed to be opened from October 23. Hence to ease congestion for commuters wanting to return to Chennai after Deepawali, 4,627 special buses from various places between October 27 and 30 would be operated.
