Tuesday, 25 July 2023

Sakthi Vilas Bus Body building Workshop / TNSTC Bus Building and Depot, Poraiyar, Mayiladuthurai District, Tamil Nadu.

The Visit to this TNSTC Bus building and Depot, south India’s first bodybuilding workshop, an old Heritage building, at Poraiyar was a part of Shiva and Maha Vishnu Temples around Sirkazhi Visit on 1st & 2nd July 2023.


This bus depot was founded by Mr Veerappa Pillai, for the building of buses to Sakthivilas, one of the biggest Bus Services in South part of Tamil Nadu. He started his bus service initially with an old car purchased from his previous owner in 1922. Slowly the business was expanded, acquired buses to run between, Porayar to Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Nagapattinam, Nannilam, Pattukkottai, etc, and established Porayar as the headquarters in 1943. Most of the equipments are imported from foreign countries and also hired qualified Engineers.

Sri Veerappa Pillar

The business touched its peak in 1947, but also it had to face challenges like World War, legal battles between the competitors, etc. After conquering all the challenges, in 1956, he put his son Parthasarathy in charge of the Sakthi Vilas. The Sakthi Vilas again faced the challenge of nationalization of bus Services by the Government in 1972, after the demise of Mr. Veerappa Pillai in 1963. The TNSTC, bus Depot cum service is functioning in the same place.  

LOCATION OF THE BUS DEPOT: CLICK HERE


The Year 1943- The Headquarters of Sakthi Vilas
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---

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