Mayor Madhusudhan Yadav has said that all basic facilities will be provided at the newly-inaugurated Transport Nagar at Pendri locality of the city. He was addressing the transporters and a large gathering at the Transport Nagar here. The Mayor also dedicated the Waiting Hall to the public. A dhaba, cold storage, petrol pump, motor welding and Weigh Bridge will be opened soon. The Transport system will be streamlined in the city. The transporters should co-operate with the police, he said.
The Municipal Corporation officials will visit the Transport Nagar to inspect the facilities regularly, Yadav said. Former Chairman of Food and Civil Supplies Corporation leelaram Bhojwani congratulated the transporters for the new Transport Nagar. He urged the people to help in ensuring progress of the town. Former Vice-president of 20-Point Programme Implementation Committee Khubchand Parekh called upon the people to help in making the town a ‘Smart City’.
He said that the dream of Chief Minister Raman Singh is to make Rajnandgaon a well-developed city with all amenities. He appealed to the transporters to park their trucks at the Transport Nagar. District Collector Ashok Agrawal said to make any proposal a success, the co-operation of the people is essential.
The Transport Nagar will help in streamlining the traffic. About 20 acres of land was donated by the Rajgaami Sampada Trust for the construction of Nagar, he said. Superintendent of Police Dr Sanjeev Shukla said the wheels of the country’s economy moves on its transport. The transporters leave their families behind and are on the roads most of the time. Dr Shukla asked the policemen to have a friendly disposition towards the transporters. He appealed to them to park their vehicles at the Transport Nagar.