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1,100 school buses checked

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD Aug. 25. Task forces of the Transport Department have inspected the condition of 1,100 school buses and cancelled the Fitness Certificates (FC) of 455 of them in the State-wide drive during the past five days.

The Transport Commissioner, A. Giridhar, said that the drive would continue until the condition of each and every school bus was checked. He reiterated his appeal to school managements and asked them to take care in the interest of their students.

Meanwhile in the city, a Task Force led by Motor Vehicles Inspector (MVI), K. Niranjan Reddy, and assisted by six Assistant MVIs, inspected 28 buses being run by St. Andrews School and cancelled the FCs of 16 of them. The team also checked the condition of five buses operated by the Geetanjali Public School and cancelled FCs of four of them.

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