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Friday, February 26, 2010

Orissa government to buy 100 new Buses to improve communication in Naxal prone areas

Source : Orissadiary.com,Bhubaneswar, 25.02.2010

A review meeting regarding OSRTC held in the Orissa Secretariat on Thursday under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary Tarunkanti Mishra . After the meeting the Transport Secretary Satyabrata Sahoo told the media persons that the Baramunda Government Bus Stand will be fully modernised in Government Private Partnership ( PP) mode in an estimated expenditure of 56 crore and it will be a model bus stand.

Further the Secretary told that during the month November, 2009 the Maoists has set fired four busses, and at the time of Bolangir students strike , the students had also set fired in two busses. It has been decided to recommend for compensation of Rs 1 crore .

It has also been decided to purchase 100 new Busses of the OSRTC , including some Air Conditioned Busses. It will be purchases by the credit of the Banks. Now there are 275 Busses are working and most of the Busses are playing in Naxal prone areas. It has been decided to instruct the district Collectors and SPs to provide adequate security for playing the Busses

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