MARGAO: Even as the All Goa Private Bus Owners Association are bracing up for an indefinite hunger strike from Monday, the transport and traffic authorities are gearing up to launch random checks of the buses in the city. Chairman of Margao RTA, Johnson Fernandes ruled out the question of reverting the traffic changes in view of the threats of hunger strike by the private bus owners, beginning from Monday.
On the contrary, Fernandes informed that the transport and traffic officials would launch a drive from Monday by checking buses randomly to ascertain whether they are conforming to the Motor Vehicles rules or not. “The drive would also ascertain the conditions of the vehicles and all other aspects they bus owners are required to regularly maintain”, he said.
With the traffic changes effected in the city by banning short route distance buses from taking round of the Municipal garden evoking strong backing from the Chief Minister, the district authorities appears gearing up to launch counter moves against the operators.
The All Goa Private Bus Owners Association had served a statutory notice on the Chief Secretary to open the old bus stand in Margao for the affected 45 operators within a period of seven days, failing which the members had threatened to sit on an indefinite hunger strike from December 6 in front of the office of Deputy Collector, Margao.
The operators had also threatened to keep the buses off the road from the third day of the strike. The deputy Collector informed that if the All Goa Private Bus Owners Association wants the Margao old bus stand to be closed down permanently, the RTA and transport authorities would soon take a decision on the matter. (HD)
No use, as the checking will endup in lumpsum amount in the pockets of the Transport and traffic authorities. The RTO is more corrupt than the police.
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