Uttarakhand: Chief Minister reviewed the transport department, gave instructions for public awareness about traffic rules, gave instructions to arrange new vehicles in hilly areas
Bus stations should be made clean and equipped with modern amenities. Crash barriers and trees should be planted along roads in accident prone areas. To prevent accidents, special care should be taken for fitness testing of vehicles. Proper arrangements should also be made for training and medical treatment of vehicle drivers. People should be constantly made aware of traffic rules. Important schemes of the government should also be publicized through roadways buses. From the point of view of public safety, arrangements for new vehicles should be made in place of old vehicles in hilly areas. The Chief Minister gave these instructions to the officials during the review of the Transport Department at the Secretariat on Friday.
The Chief Minister said that the number of devotees and tourists in Uttarakhand is increasing rapidly every year. In whatever new bus stations are being built in the state, the arrangements should be further strengthened for the convenience of the passengers. Special attention should be paid to cleanliness, drinking water and other basic facilities at all bus stations. The Chief Minister said that bus service should be operated for Ayodhya from Dehradun, Haldwani and Haridwar. It should be ensured that the number plates on vehicles are clearly visible; strict action should also be taken against those who tamper with number plates.
It was informed in the meeting that the condition of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation has continuously improved in the last two financial years. In the financial year 2022-23, the corporation made a profit of Rs 29.06 crore, whereas so far in this financial year it has made a profit of Rs 27 crore. The revenue receipts of the Transport Department have also increased continuously in the last two financial years. There has been an increase of 20.86 percent in 2021-22 and 34.52 percent in 2022-23. So far in this financial year, there has been an increase of 11.20 percent compared to last year. With the increase in online facilities in the transport department, enforcement actions have also increased. Funds have been released for the construction of vehicle testing centers in Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh. The construction work of ISBT in Almora is about to be completed. 58 services are being provided online by the Transport Department. All license related services have been made online. 20 services related to registration and 08 services related to permit are being provided online.
To strengthen enforcement operations, ANPR cameras have been installed at 10 identified locations in the state, while more are being installed at 17 locations. 09 interceptor vehicles and 30 bike squads have been deployed. In view of road safety, vehicle location tracking devices have been installed in 66811 vehicles. VLTD has been installed on 35515 vehicles in 2023. Automated driving test tracks have been made by the Transport Department in Dehradun, Rishikesh, Haridwar and Kotdwar. Whereas the process of Automated Driving Test Track is in progress in Kashipur, Almora, Uttarkashi, Pithoragarh, Roorkee, Haldwani and Ramnagar. 22 MoUs worth Rs 3513 crore have been signed with the Transport Department in the Investor Summit. They have been identified with high, medium and low priority and action is being taken to bring them to the ground.
On this occasion, Vice Chairman Infrastructure Monitoring Committee Vishwas Dabur, Additional Chief Secretary Radha Raturi, Secretary R. Meenakshi Sundaram, Secretary Transport Arvind Singh Hayanki, MD Uttarakhand Transport Corporation Dr. Anand Srivastava, officials of Transport Department and Transport Corporation were present.
