Chennai :

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation honoured the best drivers and conductors as part of its Independence Day tradition.

The MTC identified 50 drivers who drove with the best mileage. E Puniyakodi of the Adyar depot topped the list by maintaining an average mileage of 6.38km per litre of diesel. M Thirumal, also from Adyar depot, came second with a mileage of 6.06km per litre.

The average mileage of 3,637 buses run by the corporation is 4.34km per litre. In financial year 2008-09, the mileage was 4.24km per litre. The corporation had 3,260 buses then. The average age of buses now is 4.29 years.

The corporation honoured 25 conductors with the highest average per day collection in the financial year. K Suresh from Chromepet had an average collection of Rs 7,077. On August 13, B Jayakumar, a conductor on route number 12B, created a record by collecting Rs 17,081.

The corporation gave away cash prizes to the children of its employees who fared well in board exams.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Chennai> Mtc / by Karthikeyan Hemalatha, TNN / August 15th, 2013