Private buses pose ‘omni’ous threat

Chennai | Tuesday | 10th September, 2019

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By Express News ServiceCHENNAI : As buses, particularly private omni buses, continue to park their vehicles outside the lane allotted to them, regulating traffic on the GST Road in Perungalathur continues to be a major problem. According to official records, more than 1,500 buses halt at the Perungalathur bus stop on weekdays and the number surges by 500 on weekends. “Dedicated lanes have been allotted for omni buses. Kumaran, an autorickshaw driver in Tambaram said, “The distance between Tambaram and Perungalathur is only about 3.5 kilometres. The city traffic police in 2010, diverted moffusil buses through Chennai Bypass Road from Koyambedu to facilitate the construction of Chennai Metro rail..