Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao got himself a swanky bus from the Mercedes Benz stable, a 22-seater powered by a 300 HP that he plans to use for his tours in the districts, at a total landing cost of Rs. 5 crore.
On Friday, he travelled the short distance from the Chilkur Balaji Temple to the venue of the public meeting by bus, to launch ‘Harita Haaram’, the tree plantation programme. After the 12-metre chassis was bought, it was taken to the JCBL body building plant in Chandigarh where it took engineers and workmen about four months to custom-build it according to Mr. Rao’s requirements.
The milk-white coloured bus is fully bullet-proof and the chassis has been reinforced for it to withstand a landmine blast too, apart from being fashioned as a complete office-on-the-go for a Chief Minister. It has tele and video-conferencing facilities and Mr. Rao will use a satellite phone while travelling by the bus.
