New transport region inaugurated

Fulfilling a long-cherished dream of the people of the district, Transport Minister K N Nehru on Monday commissioned the new STC region at Tiruvannamalai.This would be the fourth region within the Villupuram division of the State Transport Corporation to operate 358 buses attached to nine depots carved out of Vellore, Kancheepuram and Villupuram regions, including the 51 buses commissioned during the inaugural ceremony of the region.These buses would either be operated in the new routes or in the old routes as additional services to places like Madurai, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Thanjavur, Karaikudi, etc.So far, there were no direct buses to these places from Tiruvannamalai. These new routes would cater to the needs of commuters from southern districts and labourers who have migrated to places like Tirupur for livelihood.