‘not informed’, Min puts merger of bus depots on hold | Dehradun News
Dehradun: Less than a week after the Uttarakhand Transport Corporation (UTC) announced the merger of four of its depots, the state’s transport minister, Chandan Ram Das, issued a new order postponing the development, s outraged that the decision was made without his knowledge. or approval.
The news reached the minister through the media as well as transport company employee associations, who urged him to stop the merger and repay their pending salaries.
Namely, Ranikhet depot was to be merged with Bhawali, Kashipur depot with Ramnagar, Srinagar depot with Rishikesh and Roorkee depot with Haridwar. Assuring the employees of the transportation company of the required assistance, Das wrote to Chief Secretary SS Sandhu and other UTC authorities. “The decision was taken in October last year at a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary. Why is the decision being implemented now and that too without bringing the matter to my attention? “said the minister.
The decision was made by the state’s former transport minister, Yashpal Arya, in October 2021, who later left the BJP to join the Congress. Das said, “Before issuing the order, ministry officials should have informed me, but they did not. Therefore, the merger was stopped.
The news reached the minister through the media as well as transport company employee associations, who urged him to stop the merger and repay their pending salaries.
Namely, Ranikhet depot was to be merged with Bhawali, Kashipur depot with Ramnagar, Srinagar depot with Rishikesh and Roorkee depot with Haridwar. Assuring the employees of the transportation company of the required assistance, Das wrote to Chief Secretary SS Sandhu and other UTC authorities. “The decision was taken in October last year at a meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary. Why is the decision being implemented now and that too without bringing the matter to my attention? “said the minister.
The decision was made by the state’s former transport minister, Yashpal Arya, in October 2021, who later left the BJP to join the Congress. Das said, “Before issuing the order, ministry officials should have informed me, but they did not. Therefore, the merger was stopped.