November 24th, 2009 The new eight low floor air conditioned Volvo buses flagged off by State Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Wednesday 18 November 2009 have started to rule Thiruvananthapuram city roads.Currently, there are 17 trips daily to EastFort, starting from Kaniyapuram at 0700, 0800, 0830, 0915, 1015, 1100, 1130, 1300, 1345, 1430, 1500, 1600, 1700, 1745, 1830, 1915, 2045.
After the flagging-off ceremony, the Chief Minister, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor, several Ministers and legislators and officials of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) boarded an orange-red Volvo bus for a ride from the Central Stadium. As the bus was overcrowded, the Chief Minster and some others alighted at the gate.
The KSRTC, which is executing the purchase and maintenance part of the city bus service proposed under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission (JNNURM), has given the purchase order for 30 low floor A/C buses and 120 semi-low floor non-A/C buses for Thiruvananthapuram.
