The commencement of bus service after 73 years of India's independence in the village comes after repeated requests and protests by the villagers. (File image for representation)

At a time when India is about to accomplish its second mission to the moon, Meenakshipuram village in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu is celebrating its first-ever bus service since India's independence.

The commencement of bus service after 73 years of India's independence in the village comes after repeated requests and protests by the villagers.

Earlier the villagers were forced to walk 4 km every time to the nearest Reddypatti village to get a bus. The village now has a bus in the morning and evening.

The villagers celebrated the momentous day by decorating the bus with flowers, distributing sweets and honouring the bus driver and conductor with shawls.

Students studying outside the village earlier faced difficulties, so did others who moved to and fro for work, due to the lack of connectivity.

While on one hand, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami launches luxury electric buses, it is surprising to see a village in the state being introduced to bus service 73 years after India's independence.

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