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Dhaka North and South City Corporation and the Metropolitan Police have taken new initiatives to reduce traffic congestion in the capital. The title of the new initiative is “Restructuring and grouping of bus service roads”.
Barrister Sheikh Fazle Nur Taposh, mayor of Dakshin City Corporation (DSCC), said this at a meeting of the Bus Route Rationalization Committee at Nagar Bhaban’s Buriganga Hall on Tuesday noon. Atiqul Islam, the mayor of North City Corporation, joined the meeting online and expressed his views. The new initiative has brought several proposals to alleviate traffic congestion in the capital.
Work is said to be underway to bring public transportation from 291 routes in the capital to 42 routes. Four thousand five hundred buses will circulate on these routes under 22 companies made up of two thousand five hundred bus owners. At the same time, buses from neighboring districts will stop at terminals built outside the capital. This will reduce traffic congestion as well as additional traffic congestion in the capital.
Mayor Tapas said: “The Bus Route Rationalization Committee is working to give the gift of discipline and traffic-free roads to the city’s inhabitants. The committee’s work has come a long way. We have proposed reducing the number of routes from 291 to 42 routes comprised of owners, workers, and law enforcement officers. Two thousand five hundred owners of four thousand five hundred vehicles that operate in the capital will be submitted to 22 companies. If this can be done, traffic congestion will be greatly reduced. Buses from neighboring cities such as Gazipur and Narayanganj will stop at designated terminals outside the capital. Buses will drop passengers there and return to those cities. This will reduce traffic congestion and reduce traffic congestion in the city.
Mayor Tapas added: “There are three bus terminals in two cities in the capital, which is not enough. As a result, most of the cars are parked on the road. We identify potential locations for the construction of 10 bus terminals in the capital. The final proposal must be submitted before December 31st. It will be decided at the next meeting next January. All the proposals of our committee will be made in coordination with the owners association and the workers’ federation.
Among others present at the meeting were DMP Police Commissioner Shafiqul Islam, BRTA President Nur Mohammad Majumder, BRTC President Ehsane Elahi, RAJUK President Saeed Nur Alam, Rationalization Committee member secretary of Bus Routes and DTCA Executive Director Khandaker Rakibur Rahman, Corporer of Dhaka North City Arifur Rahman, expert in public transport. SM Saleh Uddin, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association Khandaker Enayet Ullah, President of the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association Ajmal Uddin Ahmed, Secretary General of the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners Association Defender Mahbubur Rahman and others.
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