Saturday, 27 APRIL 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Transport department on Friday clarified that there is no restriction on the operation of old commercial vehicles on Char Dham routes as long as they clear all the fitness tests as per the rules. If the official concerned gives clearance to vehicles after a technical inspection conducted before issuing green cards, the vehicle will be eligible to operate on Char Dham routes, the nodal officer of Char Dham Yatra and regional transport officer (Administration) of Dehradun division Sunil Sharma said. Many transport operators heard the rumour that the department would not approve the operation of old vehicles operating for over 15 years. This created a sense of panic among many, especially those who wanted to apply for green cards to seek permission to operate on Char Dham routes. Considering this, Sharma clarified on Friday that the department has not determined any age of vehicles to be eligible to operate on Char Dham routes. He also informed that a total of 596 green cards have been issued so far including 572 to operators from within the State and 24 to operators from other States. Most of the operators out of 572 operators are from Haridwar, Rishikesh and Dehradun so far. The RTO said that the department has issued green cards so far to over 320 taxi cabs, 90 maxi cabs, 81 mini buses and over 100 buses. The department has collected a revenue of over Rs 5.11 lakh by issuing 596 green cards so far. Sharma appealed to people to not believe in any rumour and asked them to approach officials concerned for clarification on related matters.
