Transmitted by:H.Wenkatesh Subramanian,
Asstt. Editor,
News Desk Information Broadcast Bureau;
Karnataka Information Centre.
State Journalist: Ahmed Hussan, Dehradun
PNIB NEWS Uttarakhand Bureau,
Central News Bureau, New Delhi, India,
Bangalore, Karnataka
News Ref. No.- 04(11/79)
Dehradun 19 November, 2024
Chief Secretary Mrs. Radha Raturi directed the Secretary Transport to hold talks at the appropriate level today itself on the decision of the proposal to purchase 175 buses.
Instructions to UTC to immediately work on a short term action plan and increase the frequency of roadways buses to Delhi, especially on weekends.
Instructions to start the 30 new buses received by Roadways soon.
Instructions to coordinate with Uttar Pradesh to operate UTC buses to Mohan Nagar in Ghaziabad as well as Kaushambi to provide immediate relief to the general public.
Instructions to clarify misleading information.
Chief Secretary Mrs. Radha Raturi has directed UTC to immediately work on a short term action plan and increase the frequency of roadways buses to Delhi, especially on weekends. She has also given instructions to coordinate with UP for this. Chief Secretary Mrs. Radha Raturi has directed the Transport Secretary to hold talks at the appropriate level today itself on the decision of the proposal to purchase 175 buses. Along with this, the CS has directed that the tender process for the purchase of 100 CNG buses has been completed and 30 buses have been received, their operation should be started soon.
To provide immediate relief to the general public, Chief Secretary Mrs. Radha Raturi has directed the Transport Department to talk to Uttar Pradesh to operate UTC buses to Mohan Nagar in Ghaziabad as well as Kaushambi. Buses fulfilling the standards of pollution control will directly enter Delhi. Ordinary buses will be able to go to Delhi border Mohan Nagar and Kaushambi.
In the meeting, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation informed that before the ban on old model diesel buses due to pollution in Delhi, 504 services of Roadways used to operate daily on Delhi route, but now 310 buses fulfilling the standards of pollution control are being operated. 194 buses have been banned. Before the ban, the load factor of roadways buses was about 40 percent, which has now increased from 90 to 100 percent due to increase in frequency of bus services. Passengers going to Delhi are not facing any kind of inconvenience. The Chief Secretary has given instructions to clarify the misleading information in this regard.
Principal Secretary Mr. RK Sudhanshu, Secretary Mr. Brijesh Sant, Additional Secretary Mr. Anand Shrivastava and officials of the Transport Department were present in the meeting.
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Ahmed Hussan;
Sr. Journalist,
PNIB NEWS INDIA
Uttarakhand Bureau, U.K.
Under:
Central News Bureau,
PNIB NEWS INDIA
Uttar Pradesh, U.K. NCR, DEL.
Chief Minister Press Information Bureau
(Information and Public Relations Department)
Secretariat Complex, Subhash Road, Dehradun
Uttarakhand, Dehradun.