Maintain discipline at launch terminals ahead of Eid
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR) yesterday called for strengthening mobile court drives against irregularities and mismanagements at launch terminals and waterways ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
It also pressed for deploying adequate number of law enforcers at ferry terminals to maintain discipline when huge number of home-goers will use those terminals.
NCPSRR, a non-government organisation, placed its 10-point recommendation, including the abovementioned, before the government to ensure passengers’ security on waterways ahead of Eid.
The committee placed the recommendation through a press statement and also sent it to the State Minister for Shipping and Shipping Secretary yesterday, general secretary of NCPSRR Ashis Kumar Dey told The Daily Star.
The committee sought tough action to prevent overloading of ferries and launches at Shimulia-Kathalbari and Paturia-Doulatdia terminals.
It also demanded that district and police administration stop operation of illegal and damaged vessels in coastal, haor and hilly areas, and sought steps to introduce hourly weather updates through loudspeakers at all terminals and on TV and radio.
The committee said people of coastal areas prefer waterways to travel home ahead of Eid due to possible traffic jam and accidents on highways, which will intensify pressure on waterways during this monsoon.
So, the authorities should take steps in advance, it added.
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