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Time of India
12-06-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Vehicles parked at same spot on roads for 8+ days will be scrapped: CM
Margao: In a stern warning to vehicle owners, chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that any vehicle left parked at the same spot on roads for more than eight days will be considered abandoned and will be sent directly for scrapping. 'Notices will be sent to the parties concerned, and if the vehicles are not removed within eight days, action will be taken. The original owner will not be able to claim the vehicle thereafter,' Sawant told reporters after inaugurating the traffic police cell at Fatorda. He also announced major traffic management measures aimed at addressing the state's road safety issues. The chief minister said that 250 abandoned vehicles were already seized in Panaji, with the trend particularly noticeable on widened roads. He also announced action against roadside garages contributing to the problem. It was informed that the police cracked down on 550 private vehicles operating illegally as rentals, with reports submitted to the transport department for licence cancellation. Sawant further disclosed statistics indicating that over 70% of Goa's 365 annual accident deaths involved victims who were not at fault and that these accidents were caused by rental cars and bikes. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Heads Turn as Walgreens Shoppers Discover 87¢ ED Pills fridayplans Learn More Undo The state witnesses one to two accidental deaths daily, with pedestrians accounting for 50% of fatalities. Recognising Goa's distinction as having the highest people-to-vehicle ratio in the country, Sawant stressed the urgent need to strengthen public transport infrastructure. Key initiatives include expanding the Mhaji Bus network, deploying KTC buses on internal roads, and introducing services connecting industrial estates, villages, and major towns. Plans also include introducing KTC's buses and Mhaji Bus services in remote areas. To address traffic congestion, the CM announced an elevated overbridge proposal at Verna junction following a joint inspection by the PWD and traffic authorities. He also said that smart traffic signals with integrated CCTV cameras will be implemented to detect violations effectively. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
‘Mhaji Bus scheme to ease rivalry between pvt & KTC buses'
Panaji: The state-wide roll out of the Mhaji Bus scheme has the potential to reduce the competition between private bus operators and Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) buses, said KTCL managing director Rohan Kaskar. With just over 800 private buses operating on intra-state routes in Goa, Kaskar said that govt hopes to bring most of these buses under the scheme. 'Currently, the routes overlap, and there is competition and a distinction between private and KTC buses. Commuters with a monthly pass can board any bus. In this way, when there is a clash between private buses and KTCL buses , we can reschedule the timings and deploy a bus on a different route or at a different time when a bus is not available,' said Kaskar. He said that fear among the private bus operators was unfounded, as the incentives offered to them are attractive. KTCL is offering a revenue of Rs 3 per km to private bus operators, along with subsidies on comprehensive insurance and scrapping of the vehicle after 15 years of operations. KTCL is also offering 50% of the advertising revenue earned from each private bus to be shared with the respective bus owner. 'The earlier scheme was a pilot scheme available only for three routes. We operated 57 buses under the pilot scheme. It was introduced to understand the scheme before it was rolled out more extensively. We learned from the pilot scheme and developed the new scheme. The new scheme is for all of Goa,' said Kaskar.
