GNS JAMMU, FEB 22 : Reconstituted State Transport Advisory Committee (TAC) met here today under the chairmanship of Minister for Transport Mr Qamar Ali Akhoon and deliberated on various issues related to regulation of traffic system in the State.
After threadbare discussions on wide ranging issues, TAC suggested severe punishment against those who indulge in overloading in both goods carriage and passenger vehicles. The meeting further suggested that licenses shall be issued only to those who get training from 59 government registered Driving Training Institutes.
It was also given out that the center has agreed to establish State of Art Driving Training Institute over 100 kanals of land one each in Kashmir and Jammu provinces. In addition, the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) shall also make its Driving Institute fully functional shortly.
The meeting was informed that an amount of Rs 8 crore has been realised as fine from overloaded the vehicles at Lower Munda check post during this year so far. It was also informed that 2 mobile Weigh Bridges shall be put into service by the end of March to check overloading in the Goods Carriage Vehicles.
It was given out in the meeting that the records of 1.73 thousand license holders of Jammu and Srinagar cities have been computerized and loaded on the website of the Transport Department. The process of computerization of record of licenses for other 5 major towns shall be completed by ending March this fiscal.
It was disclosed in the meeting that Rs 4.11 crore have been spent on macadamization of General Bus Stand, Batamaloo adding that additional Rs 1 crore have been kept for construction of bathrooms, creation of drinking water facilities and sanitation purposes.
It was also informed that a comprehensive plan of Rs 4.89 crore have been formulated by the Jammu Development Authority for developing and upgradation of Transport Nagar Narwal and submitted for approval, while as an amount of Rs 1.25 lakh is being incurred on improvement of inner roads, construction of sulabh and upgradation of damaged structure for which the work is in progress.
The meeting was further informed that government was contemplating to identify different Sumos stands in Srinagar city keeping in view the problems being faced by the common people who had to wait for hours on road sides adding that no illegal parking should be allowed in the city.
The meeting further informed that in view of modernization of General Bus Stand, Jammu the Paloura and Nagrota bus stands would be made operational. It was given out that Poonch-Rajouri bound vehicles shall operate from Paloura, while as Jammu-Udhampur-Batote-Banihal and Jammu-Batote-Doda-Kishtwar bound vehicles shall operate from Khanpora, Nagrota bus stand.
Commissioner Secretary Transport Mr. Pardeep Gupta, Divisional Commissioner Jammu Mr. Pawan Kotwal, Transport Commissioner Mr. Mehraj Ahmed Kakroo, Inspector General of Police Traffic Mr. H.K. Lahuia, former MP Mr. Janak Raj Gupta ,former MLC Harbans Singh, Special Secretary Housing , RTO’s of Kashmir and Jammu, Vice Chairman JDA Mrs Sareeta Chauhan, MD JKSRTC J. S. Tandon, Joint Transport Commissioner, representatives of Transporter Associations and members of civil society attended the meeting.
TAC suggests severe punishment for overloading in vehicles
After threadbare discussions on wide ranging issues, TAC suggested severe punishment against those who indulge in overloading in both goods carriage and passenger vehicles. The meeting further suggested that licenses shall be issued only to those who get training from 59 government registered Driving Training Institutes.
It was also given out that the center has agreed to establish State of Art Driving Training Institute over 100 kanals of land one each in Kashmir and Jammu provinces. In addition, the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) shall also make its Driving Institute fully functional shortly.
The meeting was informed that an amount of Rs 8 crore has been realised as fine from overloaded the vehicles at Lower Munda check post during this year so far. It was also informed that 2 mobile Weigh Bridges shall be put into service by the end of March to check overloading in the Goods Carriage Vehicles.
It was given out in the meeting that the records of 1.73 thousand license holders of Jammu and Srinagar cities have been computerized and loaded on the website of the Transport Department. The process of computerization of record of licenses for other 5 major towns shall be completed by ending March this fiscal.
It was disclosed in the meeting that Rs 4.11 crore have been spent on macadamization of General Bus Stand, Batamaloo adding that additional Rs 1 crore have been kept for construction of bathrooms, creation of drinking water facilities and sanitation purposes.
It was also informed that a comprehensive plan of Rs 4.89 crore have been formulated by the Jammu Development Authority for developing and upgradation of Transport Nagar Narwal and submitted for approval, while as an amount of Rs 1.25 lakh is being incurred on improvement of inner roads, construction of sulabh and upgradation of damaged structure for which the work is in progress.
The meeting was further informed that government was contemplating to identify different Sumos stands in Srinagar city keeping in view the problems being faced by the common people who had to wait for hours on road sides adding that no illegal parking should be allowed in the city.
The meeting further informed that in view of modernization of General Bus Stand, Jammu the Paloura and Nagrota bus stands would be made operational. It was given out that Poonch-Rajouri bound vehicles shall operate from Paloura, while as Jammu-Udhampur-Batote-Banihal and Jammu-Batote-Doda-Kishtwar bound vehicles shall operate from Khanpora, Nagrota bus stand.
Commissioner Secretary Transport Mr. Pardeep Gupta, Divisional Commissioner Jammu Mr. Pawan Kotwal, Transport Commissioner Mr. Mehraj Ahmed Kakroo, Inspector General of Police Traffic Mr. H.K. Lahuia, former MP Mr. Janak Raj Gupta ,former MLC Harbans Singh, Special Secretary Housing , RTO’s of Kashmir and Jammu, Vice Chairman JDA Mrs Sareeta Chauhan, MD JKSRTC J. S. Tandon, Joint Transport Commissioner, representatives of Transporter Associations and members of civil society attended the meeting.
TAC suggests severe punishment for overloading in vehicles
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