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CHENNAI: Acknowledging that the impacts of climate change are clearly visible, Chief Minister MK Stalin stressed that Tamil Nadu has been able to effectively protect itself from major damage due to proactive preparedness measures taken by the State government. Speaking in the third meeting of Tamil Nadu Governing Council on Climate Change, Stalin further recalled that Cyclone Ditwah severely impacted Sri Lanka but Tamil Nadu was spared from heavy damage because the government had anticipated ri ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major move to ensure hassle-free Diwali travel, Transport and Electricity Minister S.S. Sivasankar announced that the state's transport corporations will run 20,378 buses across Tamil Nadu between October 16 and 19 to clear the outbound festive rush. The plan includes 14,268 services from Chennai alone, making it one of the largest festival transport operations in recent years. Chairing a review meeting at the Secretariat, Sivasankar said the Transport Depa ...Read More >
Puri (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand art at Puri beach on Sunday. He crafted a sand idol of Lord Shiva to mark the first Monday of the auspicious Sawan month. Sudarsan Pattnaik said, The entire nation is devotional for the first Shravan Somvaar. We have made Lord Shiv 6-feet high sculpture... In Puri Jagannath Dham, there is a temple of Lord Loknath, and here also, many devotees have arrived. As an artist, I am praying to God to bless us wi ...Read More >
Chennai: Preliminary investigations attribute the fire on the goods train near Tiruvallur to a possible spark from overhead electrical equipment (OHE) igniting fuel leaking from a derailed wagon.The incident paralysed services on the busy Chennai-Arakkonam route and left nearby residents engulfed in thick black smoke. The disruption left thousands of rail passengers stranded, many of whom were unable to get updates as railway helplines went unanswered for hours. The train carrying diesel from Ch ...Read More >
CHENNAI: An MTC bus driver suffered a cardiac arrest while driving the bus, leading to him losing control of the vehicle and knocking a pedestrian to death in Arumbakkam on Sunday morning. The driver, too, was declared dead at the hospital. The bus crashed into three cars before coming to a halt. The deceased MTC driver was identified as Velumani (56) of Dharmapuri, and the deceased pedestrian was identified as Sasikumar (65) of Chetpet. According to police, Velumani was operating the MTC bus ...Read More >
Chennai, July 13: A massive fire that broke out in a diesel-laden goods train near Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu was fully extinguished after nearly seven hours of intense firefighting on Sunday. The blaze, which erupted around 5.30 a.m., gutted 18 wagons and caused major disruptions on the busy Chennai-Arakkonam rail route. The train was carrying 12.6 lakh litres of diesel in 18 tanker wagons, each loaded with 70,000 litres of fuel. All 18 wagons were completely destroyed in the fire, resulting in ...Read More >
Chennai, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) A massive fire that broke out in a diesel-laden goods train near Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu was fully extinguished after nearly seven hours of intense firefighting on Sunday. The blaze, which erupted around 5.30 a.m., gutted 18 wagons and caused major disruptions on the busy Chennai-Arakkonam rail route. The train was carrying 12.6 lakh litres of diesel in 18 tanker wagons, each loaded with 70,000 litres of fuel. All 18 wagons were completely destroyed in the fi ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday flagged off 120 low-floor electric, non-AC buses from the Vyasarpadi Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) depot. This marks the first time that e-buses have been introduced by a state-run transport undertaking (MTC) in Tamil Nadu. Each electric bus when fully recharged, which takes up to two hours, can be operated for 200 km. The electric buses have been provided with emergency panic buttons at 13 places, 4 surveillance cameras, one mobile chargin ...Read More >
Chennai got its first fleet of low-floor electric buses with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin flagging off 120 vehicles from the Metropolitan Transport Corporation's (MTC) Vyasarpadi depot on Monday (June 30, 2025). Each bus, when fully charged one-time, can travel up to 200 kilometres, and features 39 seats with seat belts, CCTV cameras, and LED displays to provide information on bus stops. The Chief Minister also inaugurated the MTC's upgraded electric bus depot at Vyasarpadi at a cost of ₹47.50 c ...Read More >
Chennai: Chennai's first batch of electric buses hit the roads on Monday, with 120 non-AC low-floor buses flagged off by chief minister M K Stalin from the newly upgraded Vyasarpadi depot.While these buses feature modern amenities like a kneeling mechanism for easier boarding by senior citizens, women, children, and persons with disabilities, they lack air-conditioning -- a feature now standard in cities like Delhi and Mumbai. The kneeling function lowers the floor by another 250 mm, making the ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday launched the State's first electric bus service by flagging off 120 low-floor electric buses from the newly inaugurated Vyasarpadi electric bus depot, marking a significant step towards green transport. The buses will operate on 11 routes across the city. Stalin, accompanied by Transport and Electricity Minister SS Sivasankar and HR&CE Minister PK Sekarbabu, also inspected the buses and interacted with the crew. The launch of these 120 electric buses ...Read More >
Chennai, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday flagged off Chennai's first fleet of low-floor electric buses from the Metropolitan Transport Corporation's (MTC) Vyasarpadi depot, marking a significant step towards greener urban transport in the city. A total of 120 electric buses, worth Rs 207.90 crore, have been introduced under the Chennai City Partnership Programme and Chennai Sustainable Urban Services Programme, with support from the World Bank and Asian ...Read More >
Chennai, Jun 30 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin flagged off here on Monday the state-run Metropolitan Transport Corporation's 120 low-roof electric buses, worth about Rs 207.90 crore. Intended to reduce pollution, the initiative under the aegis of the state transport department is a first in Tamil Nadu (as regards the various state-run transport corporations) and the chief minister interacted --along with Transport Minister SS Sivasankar--with drivers and conductors. The 120 electri ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Chennai Metro Asset Management Limited, a joint venture of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) and Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO), has signed the contract for the development of a multimodal facility complex (MMFC) and the redevelopment of the Kuralagam Building at Broadway. The project to redevelop the property at a cost of Rs 566.59 crores was awarded to Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited. The work is being executed by the Chennai Metro Asset Management ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Transport Department has invited tenders to procure 500 low-floor electric buses, each 12 meters in length. These buses will be available in two variants, with and without air-conditioning. The decision aligns with the initiative to deploy these buses in Chennai city and expand the fleet to Coimbatore and Madurai through additional tenders. Multiple transport corporation projects valued approximately at Rs 7,492 crore are being implemented in 5 phases with the financia ...Read More >
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