The Chhattisgarh

Tag: transportation

  • Passenger buses will run on new routes between Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, an agreement was signed between the two states

    Raipur. After 17 years, a meeting was organized by Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh Transport Departments in the initiative of both the states for expansion of passenger facilities and smooth traffic on 11th September at Madhya Pradesh Mantralaya Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal. On behalf of Madhya Pradesh State, this meeting was attended by S. N. Mishra, Additional Chief Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Government, Transport Department and on behalf of Chhattisgarh State, S. Prakash, Secretary, Transport Department cum Transport Commissioner, Chhattisgarh.

    There was agreement on various issues of the transport department between the two states to add 34 new routes by Chhattisgarh and 19 new routes by Madhya Pradesh to enhance the interstate mutual transport agreement made between Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh in the year 2007. Apart from this, there was agreement on many important points including increase in frequency due to no vacancy in 36 routes out of 81 routes of mutual agreement, inclusion of agreed routes in mutual agreement, modernization of traffic, no tax on free zone, and prompt resolution of related issues. Action on all the decisions taken in the meeting will be taken in the coming days as per the legal process.

    In this meeting, C.B. Chakraborty, Secretary, Madhya Pradesh Government Transport Department, D.P. Gupta, Transport Commissioner Madhya Pradesh, D. Ravishankar, Additional Transport Commissioner Chhattisgarh, Umesh Joga, Additional Transport Commissioner Madhya Pradesh, Manoj Kumar Dhruv, Deputy Transport Commissioner Chhattisgarh and H.K. Singh Secretary, State Transport Authority Madhya Pradesh along with other officials also participated.

  • Mega jam in Keshkal valley, road could not be opened for 48 hours, long queue of vehicles, passersby troubled

    Kondagaon. There is news of a mega jam in Keshkal valley. The mega jam has been there for 48 hours. There is a long queue of many passenger vehicles, trucks, four wheelers and two wheelers. Due to the jam, the general public including pedestrians are facing problems.

    According to the information received, there is a long jam in Keshkal valley. It is being told that it has been 48 hours since the jam started, which has not been cleared yet. Due to the jam, passengers going from Raipur to Jagdalpur and Jagdalpur to Raipur are very troubled throughout the day.

    The jam has been going on intermittently for the last 24 hours. Due to the jam, the common people including the pedestrians are troubled. Keshkal police is busy in restoring the traffic by making it one way. Passenger vehicles are stuck in the jam and the passengers are getting very upset. Due to the jam, there is a long queue of vehicles till Keshkal city.

  • Strictness increased on Ola and Uber, bike taxis will be confiscated

    Companies like Ola and Uber, which provide bike taxi services through apps, may face difficulties if they continue this service in the capital. Delhi government has said that if these companies do not follow the court order banning bike tax, then their bike taxis will be confiscated. The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Delhi government’s ban on bike taxis. This was a shock to Uber who had appealed to the court to continue this service. The Delhi government had argued in the court that bike taxis violate city laws as they do not have a license for this service. Uber said that due to this ban, its riders will lose their livelihood. Ashish Kundra, principal secretary and transport commissioner of the Delhi government, told Reuters that these companies should focus on the safety of passengers instead of chasing profits. He said, “We will issue an advisory to these companies asking them to comply with the court order. If they do not do so, we will start seizing the vehicles.” Uber and Ola did not respond to requests for comment. Both these companies were offering bike taxi service through their apps on Tuesday also. The Supreme Court had stayed the High Court order in which these bike taxi operators were allowed to continue service in Delhi. The High Court had directed the Delhi government not to take any action against these firms until a new policy is made. The vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal had stayed the High Court’s May 26 order. Along with this, the information of Delhi Government’s lawyer about giving notification of the final policy before the end of July was recorded. Two separate petitions were being heard in the Supreme Court. These petitions were to challenge the High Court order of May 26 of the AAP Aadmi Party government in Delhi. Last week, the court had sought answers from the central government in this regard. The Delhi government had approved the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Scheme last month. In this, cab aggregators and delivery service providers were regulated in the capital.