Urban Administration and Development Minister Amar Agrawal on Wednesday stated that as many as 451 new city buses would soon start plying in Chhattisgarh to ease shortage of public transportation for the urban population of the State.
He made the announcement while speaking at a state-level workshop on strengthening the public transport system in cities of Chhattisgarh here. The Minister assured of seriously considering the expert suggestions while making urban transport service policy for the State.
Principal Secretary, Urban Administration Department, RP Mandal along with Director of the Urban Administration Department and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the State Urban Development Agency, Dr Rohit Yadav, Head of Civil Engineering Department from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Dr CSRK Prasad, Regional Director of ITDP (Chennai), Shreya Gadepalli and other officials were present during the programme. The Chhattisgarh government has declared the Urban Administration and Development Department as nodal agency for the smooth functioning of the urban transport service.