Inspection of school vehicles begins

Checking of vehicles engaged by schools to transport students began here on Tuesday. District Collector T.N. Hariharan inspected the checking exercise at the Police Parade Grounds, said a release from the district administration.

Officials from the Transport and School Education Departments, and the police carried out the inspections according to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles (Regulation and Control of School Buses) Rules, 2008.

Inspection of vehicles of schools that fell under the Coimbatore Central, South and Sulur Regional Transport Office limits were undertaken on Tuesday.

They would inspect 488 vehicles on Tuesday and on Thursday would take up inspection of 498 vehicles of schools falling under the jurisdiction of the Coimbatore North and West Transport offices.

Mr. Hariharan said that the officials would check the trip sheet, first aid box, fire extinguisher, emergency exit, and seats. If faults were found, they would be given a week’s time to rectify them.

Only then they would be permitted to ply.

As part of the programme, the departments have planned to conduct road safety awareness programmes for drivers so as to avoid accidents and practise safe driving.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Sujithkumar, and Regional Transport Officers Udhayakumar, Palraj and Kumarasamy, and Inspector, Matriculation Schools, Geetha, were present at the time of the Collector's visit.