Raja Warring begins cleanliness drive at Ludhiana bus stand

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, October 3

Punjab Transport Minister Amrinder Singh Raja Warring kick-started a major cleanliness drive at Amar Shaheed Sukhdev Interstate Bus Stand here on Sunday. The minister and officials cleaned the waste from various spots at the bus station.

To change the face of bus stands in the state, Raja Warring on Sunday ordered a vigorous cleanliness drive at all bus terminals of the state, besides focusing on making bus stands free of dirt and filth.

He said the drive was aimed at creating clean and hygienic surroundings in bus stands and told the officials to make cleanliness a daily routine.

The minister called upon people to give support to such initiatives as no such effort can be successful without their cooperation. He directed general managers of all bus stands in the state to leave no stone unturned in making these places clean and said any kind of callousness would attract strict action. Later, speaking to the media, Warring said he would launch a WhatsApp number in the next few days through which people could register their complaints against any bus or staff member and others by sharing pictures/videos along with locations or timings.

He said all complaints would be settled within a stipulated time frame and asserted that all efforts would be made to streamline the working of buses so that common people did not face any hassle while commuting.

He also appealed to unions to call off their proposed strike and help him in making Punjab public road transport entities profitable.

Meanwhile, Jaswinder Singh Grewal, general secretary of the Small Scale District Bus Operators Association, Punjab, has also demanded from the minister to take action against violations at the bus stand. Grewal alleged that a private contractor at the bus stand had been violating the norms as the authorities concerned turned a blind eye towards the same. He also raised questions that how benefit was being given to some influential private transporters.

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