Bus Day 2013 was celebrated with much fanfare at Vyttila Mobility Hub
under the aegis of the Hub and various private buses associations at
Vyttila on Wednesday.
Residents
of Pune celebrated 'Pune Bus Day' by discarding self-owned private
vehicles and commuting in public transport on Thursday.
A festive atmosphere gripped the city at dawn as around 2,500 buses
were deployed all over the city to discourage commuters from using
private vehicles in a bid to solve the worsening traffic mess, said
organisers.
CHENNAI: At least 30 police personnel, including an Assistant
Commissioner of Police, and ten others were injured when a ‘Bus Day'
celebration turned violent in front of the Pachaiyappa's College here on
Wednesday, police said.
According to police sources, about 100 students took a Metropolitan
Transport Corporation (MTC) bus from Broadway to their college as part
of their ‘Bus Day' celebration around noon on Wednesday. A large posse
of police personnel escorted them. On reaching the college premises, the
students allegedly threw stones.
Government Arts College, Nandanam students
tried to celebrate ‘Bus Day’ when they boarded a bus in Velachery. This
is supposed to be their 30th consecutive year on the 23C route. But the
police stopped them and did not make them to board the bus. They did
get into an alternate bus in Velachery.
