Orissa formulates new policy for transport sector
The Orissa government has formulated a new policy to streamline the transport sector and ensure safety, security, comfort and economy of the mobile population.
By PTI |
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa government has formulated a new policy to streamline the transport sector and ensure safety, security, comfort and economy of the mobile population.
The draft policy was approved by the state Cabinet, presided over by chief minister Naveen Patnaik here last night.
This would be achieved taking into consideration the technological, environmental, fiscal and road safety and management aspects of the transport sector, chief secretary Ajit Kumar Tripathy told reporters after the meeting.
For infrastructure development, it was being mooted to set up an Orissa Transport Infrastructure Development Authority (OTIDA) which would act as facilitator in Public- Private-Partnership (PPP) mode projects including truck and bus terminals.
Besides, a Orissa transport and regulatory and advisory council would be established which would be responsible for fixing fares and tariff and frame policy guidelines, he said. The establishment of a transport infrastructure development fund was also on the anvil, Tripathy said.
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