K Chandrasekhar Rao gets Rs 5 crore bus for tours

Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday got a bullet-proof Mercedes Benz bus with hi-tech features.

The Rs 5-crore bus was transported to the city on a truck from Chandigarh with a police escort.

The bus will be used by Mr Rao to tour districts from Friday for the Telanganaku Haritha Haram (green drive).

The bus has a bedroom, a restroom, a small hall for holding meetings, and stairs to climb to the roof to address the public.

The bus as Wi-Fi, and a video facility to enable Mr Rao to hold press conferences inside the bus.

CMO sources said Mr Rao checked out the bus at the camp office and expressed complete satisfaction with the features. He suggested a few changes which are to be taken up later.