Giving a new dimension to convenience and comfort for the passengers to undertake journey, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today flagged off 20 modern Bharat Benz buses at a programme held at Assam Administrative Staff College here today.
In a press release issued by CM’s Public Relations Cell Sonowal stated that with rolling off the fleet of the buses, Assam State Transport Corporation has very competitively emerged to serve the people of the state.
He added that though the people of the state had negative impression towards efficacy of the ASTC, the present State government with timely and right kind of intervention has changed the weaknesses of ASTC into its strength and as a result the organisation has attained dynamism in its operation.
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In the release he also said that there should be qualitative improvement of the bus services of ASTC. “Guided and inspired by the Prime Minister, Government of Assam has also ventured in to bring about positive and qualitative changes in the development contour of the state,” Sonowal stated in the release.
According to the release Sonowal said that Marcedes-Benz buses are known for their superior performance, and that the buses inducted in ASTC need to be looked after to sustain their good services for long.
At the programme Sonowal also congratulated the Transport Department for its impressive performance especially during the COVID-19 lockdown. He also inaugurated the services of wheel chair for boarding and deboarding the bus.
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Considering several cancer patients of the state who go to Mumbai for advanced oncological treatment, Sonowal as stated in the release, asked the ASTC authority to start bus service within one week to facilitate their conveyance from Assam Bhawan to hospital.
“Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary thanked the employees of the ASTC for rendering their duties dedicatedly during the COVID-19 pandemic,” stated the release. Additionally he also announced that the corporation would very shortly start pink bus services free of cost for the women as well as free bus services for the senior citizens.
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