Tamil Nadu: All govt buses to be fitted with 2 sets of CCTV cameras
All buses will have a camera fitted outside rear-view mirrors so that investigating agencies can identify who caused the accident.
Ram Sundaram
Another important announcement was regarding the purchase of 2,213 BS VI buses using German funds at an estimated cost of Rs 1,580 crore
CHENNAI: All government buses across the state including those operated by Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) in Chennai will soon carry two sets of CCTV cameras to ascertain the cause of accident and ensure passenger safety, deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam, who also holds and the finance portfolio, announced in the assembly on Friday.
Nirbhaya fund, which was lying idle for five years, will be utilised for fixing these cameras. It will cost around Rs 75 crore.
Radhakrishnan, a MTC conductor, said that every time an MTC bus met with an accident involving a two-wheeler, a case was registered only against the bus driver even if the two-wheeler rider drove in a rash and negligent manner.
Drivers can get justice only when they go out of their way to collect CCTV footage from nearby educational institutions or commercial establishments and prove that they weren't at fault, he added.
Not agreeing with this, advocate VS Suresh who deals with road accident cases said that MTC drivers violate traffic rules rampantly and end up causing accidents.
But he agreed to the claim that police filed case against the bigger vehicle involved in an accident. "There are no scientific measures adopted in this entire process," he said.
Another important announcement made by Pannerselvam was that efforts would be made to introduce electronic ticketing system in all buses to enable cashless transactions.
"Every conductor will be equipped with a swipe machine in which passengers can swipe their mobility card which they can recharge online. Most probably, this will be a common card which passengers can use in meto rail, suburban trains and buses," said an MTC official.
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Another important announcement was regarding the purchase of 2,213 BS VI buses using German funds at an estimated cost of Rs 1,580 crore and Chennai is expected to get at least one-fifth of it.
Other cities in Tamil Nadu will get 525 electric buses under the FAME II scheme for which Rs 960 crore has been sanctioned. It is pending at tender stage.
The government has tried to compensate a portion of loses incurred by state transport corporations in terms of fuel hike. Nearly Rs 300 crore has been provided in the budget to compensate for hike in diesel prices. Overall, Rs 2,716.26 crore has been allotted for the transport department. This is 110% more compared to last year.
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