CHENNAI: Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), Chennai, has kickstarted installation of panic buttons in 500 buses to improve safety of women passengers. The project is using funds from the Nirbhaya corpus.
The safety device, armed with cameras, is being installed in buses along routes connecting colleges and areas where women patronage is higher. This includes routes such as 25 (Anna Square-Poonamallee), 76V (Koyambedu-Siruseri) and 70V (Perungalathur-Koyambedu). Shortly, the project will be expanded to all 2,800 MTC buses of the city.
