Chennai: The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) has said that 310 special link buses will be operated round the clock from today till 13 January.

These buses will opearted to the five termini from where the outstation buses will depart from the city.

The MTC would be operating 116 services from all important routes to the Koyambedu bus terminus followed by 114 services to MEPZ, 57 services to Poonamallee, 16 services to Madhavaram and 7 buses to K K Nagar, according to a release.

It may be noted that about 31,500 buses are to be operated throughout the State to cater to the Pongal festival rush. Special bues have started plying from the city from today.

More than 10,200 buses will be operated till Wednesday from MGR bus terminus at Koyambedu, Madhavaram, MEPZ, Poonamallee and K K Nagar in view of Pongal.

From Madhavaram, buses would be operated to Uthukottai, Ponneri and Gumidipoondi via Red Hills, and buses for Puducherry via East Coast Road would start from K K Nagar bus terminus. The Tambaram MEPZ bus terminus would have buses bound towards Tindivanam, Tiruvannmalai, Vikravandi, Panruti, and Kumbakonam, and Poonamallee bus terminus would host buses towards Kancheepuram, Vellore, Arani, Arcot, Tirupathur, and Dharmapuri. The Koyambedu bus terminus would be operating buses to Nagapattinam, Velankanni, Tiruchi, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Salem, and Coimbatore.

The Transport department has planned to run more than 9,500 buses for the commuters to return to the city and 5,727 buses between other parts of the State after the Pongal festival is over. A round-the-clock control room for helping passengers in Koyambedu and mobile complaint bearing 9445014450 and 9445014436, have been opened.