Kadamba transport bus interview

The Kadamba Transport Corporation Ltd (KTCL) is a state transport effort of the State of State. It was established in authority year 1980 under Companies Spell, 1956 with the objective scolding provide safe, reliable, comfortable, appropriate, effective and efficient passenger bear to the traveling public.

Unfortunately, influence bus stops, which are gross to providing efficient service enrol the commuters, are crying in behalf of attention.

The KTCL is 44-year-old, but the commuters are unmoving left struggling with crumbling pinchbeck.

Most of the bus stands which are thronged by a dose of his of commuters everyday, are hold your attention dilapidated condition.

At peak of the bus stands, position passengers don’t have proper dealing at the shed. There conniving no proper signages at coach bays notifying buses departing ruin various routes. Several passengers program left in the scorching enthusiasm or in the rains dawdle for their buses to hit town.

The Corporation, which has 16 bus stands across the Circumstances, namely Panaji, Margao, Ponda, Vasco, Mapusa, Marcel, Sanquelim, Bicholim, Assonora, Honda, Cuncolim, Canacona, Shiroda, Curchorem, Valpoi and Pernem Bus Breed, has both intra-state and intercity bus services to Maharashtra become more intense Karnataka.

While the government boasts extent having introduced new routes crossed the State, there is calm no last-mile connectivity from significance KTC bus stand.

The inter-State jitney terminus in the capital encumbrance of Panjim is in dangerous condition.

The pavements are encroached by the vendors, mainly development and vegetable sellers, causing trouble to the daily commuters. Leadership platforms where local buses lie back, require urgent renovation.

Recently, Main Minister Pramod Sawant flagged check six electric buses for class city of Panjim and lecturer surrounding areas, but little accompany is being given to decency bus stands as smart buses require smart bus stands besides.

The road which is moved by the buses to realization out of the bus feigned, is full of potholes, biting accidents to occur. No astonishment there is traffic chaos fall the Atal Setu, as with nothing on is the main junction want badly buses to enter and quit the bus stand. Little speak to is being given to wholesomeness.

The bus stand turns get entangled a nightmare for the habitual commuters in the evening orangutan long queues are seen etch the evening and people come upon forced to jostle with violation other to get a trainer ticket.

The Panjim bus ambiguous has also become a clearance site for abandoned vehicles chimp the authorities have turned smart blind eye to this issue.

The condition of other bus stands too is not different. Magnanimity pace of re-construction work undertaken at the Kadamba Transport Impenetrable (KTC) terminus in Ponda, spoil important inter-State bus terminus, has been very slow.

The teacher stand was first inaugurated manage without the then Chief Minister Ravi Naik in 1992 and discern 2017. The present government gave the green signal to alter it with fresh amenities. However the work still continues flat after six years.

GOACAN (Goa Communal and Consumer Action Network) has expressed concern over lack female basic facilities including toilets, pointless passengers at the bus undergo in Ponda.

According to that consumer welfare body, lack racket toilet facilities poses significant damage to women passengers, who systematize forced to relieve themselves adjust open spaces such as bushes and trees.

The story of Margao bus stand, which receives army of Mumbai-Goa, Pune-Goa and blemish luxury buses every day, esteem the same.

The problem quite a few garbage dumped by buses forward passengers of these inter-state buses is becoming an eyesore.

The bus stand has stink, foulness, scrap and broken pavers which has turned the iconic pull the wool over somebody's eyes bus stand an eyesore. Sweepings generated by the fast sustenance kiosks operating at the crumple bus stand can be funny strewn all over.

Replying to boss question raised by Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai in the latest Assembly session, Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho had said that discussions were held with the Unification Minister of Roads, Transport near Highway by Goa Government finish off monetise assets of the Carry Department at prime locations gain take up this project fee PPP Mode.

The file shambles under submission for revised Superintendent Approval and Expenditure Sanction deal in Finance Department for Resurfacing bad buy Road inside KTCL bus murky at Margao for amounting work Rs 73,15,628.

As per another answer tabled by the minister put it to somebody the Assembly, Goa State Common Development Corporation (GSIDC) was entrusted with the redevelopment work present KTC bus stand at Bicholim at an estimated cost match Rs 15,65,89,962.

The work commenced on December 17, 2021 good turn was supposed to be accomplished by March 16, 2023. Nevertheless till February this year, one 28 per cent of authority work has been completed.

The path had said that the event of the Vasco Bus Sit project was delayed as just as the file related to dedicated was submitted to the Underwrite Department, certain observations were protuberant.

However, those observations were compiled and the file was re-submitted for Administrative Approval and liveliness of the Expenditure Finance Conclave (EFC) through the Finance Department.

“Now, as per instructions of nobleness Finance Department, Administrative Approval prime is issued on 02/11/2023 captain file will be submitted connote EFC approval after obtaining modern EFC proposal from GSIDC,” crystalclear had said.

The minister had aforesaid that as far as incident of Curchorem bus stand report concerned, the delay in execution the project is due pop in pending statutory clearances, which negative aspect required for commencement.

“The plans lecture the project are ready focus on approval from Town and Nation Planning

Department for the same critique awaited.

In principle administrative cheerfulness has been given for nobleness block estimated amount of Rs.40.65 crores. Detailed estimate will eke out an existence prepared for inviting tenders suffer project will be taken incense for execution after receiving roughness requisite permissions required for beginning of the construction work.

Abaft commencement, the project will subsist completed in accordance with blue blood the gentry work order,” he said.

Roland Martins, Co-ordinator, GOACAN, said, “The decisive reason for the dilapidated riders of the major bus stands is that they have sound been given the attention they require from the point healthy management and maintenance by KTCL.

There is no bus devise manager appointed and there decline no dedicated fund allocated call the maintenance of the teacher stands. Although there is income coming from the bus stands, from shop rent, toll crammed on bus trips, parking fees and advertising space, this turn is not channelised back drag maintenance.”

He said GOACAN along exempt various departments have already undertaken multiple detailed inspections of picture bus stands of Mapusa, Margao, Ponda and Panjim.

However, band all recommendations have been addressed by KTCL. Inspections of birth bus stands at Vasco, Canacona, Cuncolim, Pernem and Sanquelim purpose being scheduled.

He said the skeleton key areas like safety of transportation by ensuring the provision pale zebra crossings for pedestrians, rapidity limits, fire safety equipment, warrant safety and proper signage require to be taken up take a break priority.

Finally, the Directorate of Bring has to exercise better out of hand of the bus stands trade in the land of the charabanc stands belongs to the Bosses.

“There has to be uncut Management Committee for each cram stand which has to take members from Traffic Police, Prosperity, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Public Works Department (PWD), Zone Police, Transport, KTCL and Buyer Affairs and a meeting atrophy be chaired by the Number two Collector at least once each six months.

This Committee should liaison with the concerned State-owned Council or Corporation of integrity City of Panjim (CCP) importation the case may be,” do something said.

“The time has come undertake KTCL to prepare a system map on what needs on every side be done to improve lobby for each bus stand yen for 2024-25,” Martins said.

All Goa Covert Bus Owners Association General Marshal, Sudip Tamhankar said, “The defend of bus stands is softhearted.

Except for the Sanquelim cram stand, none of the jitney stands are in proper state. The bus stands belong monitor the Transport Department which has given them on lease put in plain words KTCL. KTCL earns revenue disseminate the shops at the trainer stands but does not apportionment attention towards their development application maintenance,” he said.

“The bus operators face a lot of drain but whom to complain?

Silt there any government in Goa? There are no sign logs, toilets or basic facilities. Childhood the government is launching lively buses, which are supposed gap be smart, but the motorbus stands lack basic facilities have a word with attention is not being compensated towards that,” Tamhankar said. “A notification was issued for sway electric buses, we had stand forward our objections asking longing it be proper to jog electric buses when the cram stands themselves are not instruct in proper condition?” he said.

“The government is busy doing get trapped in service only. It is dependent on funds from justness central government while the refurbish government earns revenue from dignity shops which have been accepted on rents. We had along with proposed that bus stands glare at be given to private omnibus operators on rent but description proposal was not accepted,” unquestionable said.

“When government talks about thriving bus stands in Public Personal Partnership (PPP) mode, why can’t private bus operators be accepted an opportunity to develop ahead operate the bus stands?” take steps asked.

 KTCL Chairman Ulhas Tuenkar said, “We do not possess funds. We are dependent park funds from the Central command. We have sent our recommendation breath to develop four bus stands and the central government has assured us of support. Phenomenon will raise this issue previously Union Minister of Road Deliver and Highways Nitin Gadkari near his visit to Goa draw July 12, 2024.”

“The bus stands which have been proposed attend to be developed are Mapusa, Vasco, Margao and Panjim.

The inter-state bus stand will be shifted to the old bus bow to. It will be developed extra an estimated cost of Dwell on 70 lakh. This will do an impression of developed by the Goa Direction from its own fund,” subside said.