Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 14: Amit Sharma, Special Secretary Transport Department with additional charge of J&K Road Safety Council, today reviewed at length the working and functioning of Electric Buses which are plying on different routes of both the capital cities since last few months.
Amit Sharma took a thorough review of the performance of Electric Buses in J&K, especially on Jammu routes where they are operational since May, 2019. It came into knowledge that Jammu-Katra route is the best performing route and the same needs to be revived immediately. Amit took a route-wise performance review for both Jammu and Srinagar cities and directed SRTC authorities to re-define the routes and timings of E-Buses as per past performance and practical experience of running these buses. He also directed to give wide publicity to safe, comfortable and secure commutation of E-Buses through print and audio-visual media to maximise the usage and popularity amongst the general public.
Amit Sharma also directed SRTC to implement recent decisions of SRTC review held at Srinagar under the chairpersonship of Advisor K Skandan wherein they were directed to immediately go for soft loaning through J&K Bank for installation of additional Charging Stations which is much needed due to regular movement of buses in capital cities and implementation of ITMS as a major eGovernance tool for bringing total transparency in operations of SRTC at the earliest.
Amit Sharma also met a delegation of Drivers/Conductors and told SRTC to enhance Trip Money for Drivers and provisioning of proper uniforms and related incentives to Drivers and Conductors. He also told them to ensure that all Drivers/Conductors borne on the cadre of Corporation must resume duties otherwise SRTC may look for their replacement for streamlining the working.
Others who participated in the Review Meeting, held at SRTC headquarters, included Garbi Rashid Dar, General Manager (E-Buses/Estates) JKSRTC, Jammu; Shafqat Majeed, ARTO BOI, Jammu; Surinder Kumar, Dy General Manager (Mech), JKSRTC, Jammu; Bashir Ahmed Sofi I/C Dy General Manager (Admn), JKSRTC; Dev Raj, Traffic Manager (Manager Tourist Services); Mahmood Riaz, Inspector (I/C E-Buses); Deepak Sharma, Booking Manager (Railway Station Office); Surash Kumar, Sr Asstt (SO, RHQ); Anil Khajuria, Sr Asstt (Statical Section E-buses), Chaman Lal, Sr Asstt (Deployment Clerk) and Yassar Imran, Computer Operator/PA to General Manager (E-Buses) and representative of e-Bus Drivers Deedar Singh.
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