CHENNAI: The state government is set to reintroduce the sale of bottled drinking water on its transport corporation buses, with tenders already floated to identify suppliers.

Transport Department officials said the scheme would first be rolled out on the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) services before being expanded to other State-run transport corporations based on demand.

According to officials, the SETC currently operates over 1,080 deluxe and air-conditioned express buses, carrying more than one lakh passengers daily. “Many passengers have complained about the lack of safe drinking water during long-distance travel,” an official noted.

In response, the department has decided to provide sealed one-litre bottles of drinking water at a price of Rs10 on these express service

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