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Civic bodies owe Rs 111 cr to PMPML

Saturday, 04 August 2012 11:34 administrator
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The Times of India    4.08.2012

Civic bodies owe Rs 111 cr to PMPML

PUNE: The Pune Mahanagar Parivhan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has initiated steps to recover dues worth Rs 111 crore from Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations.

"While PMC owes Rs 69 crore to the transport utility, PCMC is supposed to pay Rs 42 crore. We have communicated to the municipal corporations that they have to pay the dues without any delay," Pravin Ashtikar, joint managing director of the PMPML, told reporters on Friday.

"The PMPML has given free passes to various sections of commuters as per directives from the civic bodies. However, Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad corporations have not yet paid the charges for the same," Ashtikar said.

Ashtikar said the transport body issues 12 categories of passes to passengers, such as civic employees, students, visually and physically challenged people. The municipal corporations are expected to make the payment for these passesas it's they who announce these plans in their budgets.

The PMPML will arrange a special meeting with the chiefs of both the corporations and highlight the situation. A plan for recovering the dues will be charted out soon, said Ashtikar.

The PMPML has nearly 1,650 buses at present. Of this, 450 are off the road for various reasons. tnnHence, approximately only 1,200 buses ply. Nearly four years ago, the Pune Municipal Transport (PMT) and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Transport (PCMT) authorities were merged to form the PMPML.


 

Last Updated on Saturday, 04 August 2012 11:41
 

Belgaum bus station to get Rs 30-cr makeover

Saturday, 04 August 2012 11:12 administrator
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The Times of India   04.08.2012

Belgaum bus station to get Rs 30-cr makeover

BELGAUM: The central bus station in belgaum will soon get a rs 30 crore makeover. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation is all set to construct a new central bus stand-cum-city bus terminal - under a single roof. If everything goes well, the work will commence in another six months' time.

"Since the present bus stand is over-congested, we sought a loan from Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation. We will utilize all the seven acres of land to set up the new terminal. The central bus station workshop has already been shifted to Autonagar. A detail project is getting ready and it will be finalized in a month," said Shankar, assistant executive engineer, KSRTC, Hubli.

The current central bus station is plagued by several issues starting from water-logging to sewage overflow to potholes. It is undoubtedly one of the most badly managed bus stations in the state. Poor upkeep of public toilets and waiting area gives passengers a harrowing time.

When it rains, there is no choice for commuters but to wade through the filthy water to board a bus. Lack of adequate lighting and free movement of anti-social elements in the night are also posing difficulties to the commuters. "Bus stations invariably represent the town. If the place is not kept tidy, it'll put off those who are visiting the town for the first time. The terminal should be maintained as a model bus station," said S Vasu, a passenger who had come from Bhadravathi. Hegde, divisional controller of KSRTC, Belgaum, who took charge recently, has assured to look into the issues and take up minor repairs at the earliest.
Last Updated on Saturday, 04 August 2012 11:14
 

Corpn plans to shift Omni bus stand to de-congest busy stretch

Tuesday, 31 July 2012 11:36 administrator
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The Times of India    31.07.2012

Corpn plans to shift Omni bus stand to de-congest busy stretch

COIMBATORE: The Coimbatore municipal corporation plans to shift the Omni bus stand towards the rear end of CODISSIA hall to decongest the busy stretch near GP Theatre. The proposal is expected to ease the burden of accommodating Omni buses plying to Bangalore, Kerala, Chennai and other districts from the busy stretch of Sathy Road and Dr Radhakrishnan Salai and the traffic intersection at Sathy Road-100 Feet road.

The resolution to send a proposal seeking the state government's permission to shift the bus terminal to the new location was passed in the council meeting held at the Coimbatore municipal corporation on Monday. If the state government approves the corporation's plan, then the new Omni bus stand will be situated about 80 feet behind the CODISSIA hall spread across 11.7 acres.

"The decision to shift the Omni bus stand to the new location was taken after conducting detailed discussions and scouting for locations. Shortage of space and land availability forced us to settle on the new location near COSISSIA Hall

Out of the 11.7 acres of land available, the corporation plans to merge 8.44 acre of land with the Bhoomidhan board and the remaining 2.73 acres will belong to the CODISSIA complex. Officials say that the permission to utilize 11.7 acres of Bhoomidhan board's land will ultimately depend on Commissioner of Land Administration's final approval.

"The approach road to CODISSIA has been handed over to the corporation already and we are developing a scheme road connecting Avinashi towards the proposed site. There were some legal hurdles as a matriculation school interfered with the proposed route. Now, it is being diverted towards the eastern side," said a corporation official.

However, Omni bus operators say that if the location is shifted from Sathy Road to CODISSIA then passengers will have difficulty in approaching the bus stand. They also added that the existing one acre and the adjoining two acres of land belonging to the corporation was enough to expand the parking facilities of the Omni bus stand.

"It will be difficult for people to reach the new bus stand near CODISSIA. But we have to comply with the corporation's decision," said R Bhaskar, president, Tamil Nadu Omni Bus Owners Association (Coimbatore).

The Omni bus stand on Sathy Road caters to a large number of passengers and also goods transporters operating out of the stand claimed that there are about 100 buses using the bus stand.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 July 2012 11:38
 
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