Stern actions against BRTA if no improvement within one month: Adviser Fouzul

TBS File

19 December, 2024, 03:15 pm

Closing modified: 19 December, 2024, 03:25 pm

Avenue Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has warned of strict actions against Bangladesh Avenue Transport Authority (BRTA) if they build no longer secure enhancements while offering riding licenses and fitness certificates within one month.

The adviser launched the warning at a coordination meeting titled “Strengthening self-discipline in the avenue transport sector, mitigating traffic win 22 situation of Dhaka metropolis and controlling air air pollution” held in the capital as of late (19 December).

“BRTA has been given one month’s time. Stern actions shall be taken if they build no longer secure enhancements within this era. BRTA’s design to seek for fitness of vehicles and issuing riding licenses is inadequate. They’ve been prompt to utilize various garages to take a look at fitness and provide licenses through others,” the adviser acknowledged.

At some level of the meeting, Adviser Fouzul added traffic police officers will title the hotspots of traffic congestion in Dhaka metropolis for the duration of the next two days, that are weekly holidays.

“Traffic police will clutch preparations in these two days and clutch steps from next week. They’ll clutch away vehicles using tow vehicles if someone commits unlawful parking,” the adviser added.

Terming the suggestion to utilize college buses for schoolchildren as an even one, Adviser Fouzul also acknowledged the govt.will send letters to varsities through the education ministry on this regard.

“Currently, one automobile carries one student most effective. We can take a seat with college authorities to launch a secure college bus design,” the adviser acknowledged.

Adviser Fouzul extra acknowledged, “Our present transport design is day out based. Because of this, buses park right here and there and block roads. Bus house owners occupy promised they’ll grab more than a few steps. They’ve acknowledged they’ll feature fancy Dhaka Chaka design, below which buses will park at designated locations and passengers will commute on them after amassing tickets.”

“We can clutch one other measure, which is to launch a green cluster where no deepest buses will feature. This cluster will embody nine routes where there shall be no uneven competition,” Adviser Fouzul extra acknowledged.

On the meeting, the adviser stated the total buses that are running for twenty years or more shall be lifted from the streets within next Can even fair and monetary assistance shall be supplied if any bus owner asks for it.

“We’re arranging for a run passenger service license for bus operators in Dhaka metropolis. We can provide this license to bus operators after offering them true kind trainings,” Adviser Fouzul acknowledged.