A delegation of transporters Thursday called on Principal Secretary Transport Department, Asgar Hassan Samoon and sought early redressal of their demands.
Transport Commissioner SP Vaid, RTO Jammu, Dhantar Singh, Additional Transport Commissioner AjazAbdullah, Special Secretary Transport Amit Sharma, RTO Kashmir Akramulla Tak,Assistant Transport Commissioner Swarn Singh were also present on the occasion,according to an official spokesperson.
Various demands projected by the transporters were discussedthreadbare and principal secretary assured them that all of their genuinedemands will be addressed in a time-bound manner.The meeting also decided to set up a committeeunder the chairmanship of Transport Commissioner regarding the installation ofhi-tech systems such as vehicle location tracking devices and panic buttons inpublic transport vehicles. The committee will submit its report within onemonth. The members of Transport Unions will also be part of the committee.