MAPUSA: Joint inspection of KTC Bus Stand, Mapusa was held to check for the compliance of measures required for the safety of passengers & other stakeholders.
The Inspection team of officials from various Departments along with Consumer Forum volunteers Roland Martins Coordinator GOACAN and member Monitoring Cell highlighted the importance of such inspections for compliance and sought the cooperation of all partner Department and pointed out that the same was being held during the State Road Safety Week and Vigilance Awareness Week. Roland Martins emphasized that early action can prevent accidents and save precious lives & property.
The key findings during the inspections were the recommendations of the Fire Department had not been implemented. They pointed out that electrical cables were haphazardly routed through the shops & offices while electrical junction boxes and cable joints were left exposed. Portable Fire Extinguishers were not found in the shops and offices while the courtyard hydrant provided to Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) jurisdiction area and KTC Bus stand lacked operating valve and fire pump.
Many of the Deendayal Rojgar Yojana Kiosks had made all kinds of encroachments in the open space. The metal fabrications on which the huge hoardings are erected at the border of the bus stand were found to be rusted, broken, not painted and pose a risk of collapsing. Many temporary electrical connections with cable joints were left exposed next to the hoardings which pose a direct threat of electrical shocks to passengers.
Many cover slabs of the gutter built by the MMC were found in broken condition posing a danger to pedestrians especially Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities.
The unused huge metal gates at the entrance and the exit of the bus stand were points for garbage dumping and if removed would improve the movement of buses.
Large amounts of uncleared garbage near parked cars were a fire hazard and lack of bins for waste segregation was resulting in littering of bottles & plastic and contributed to the burning of waste in the bus stand.
It was decided that the Mapusa Municipal Council, Urban Health Centre and the Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited will submit their action reports on the Inspection findings by mid November to Salim Sheikh DySp Traffic & Monitoring Cell Chairman for onward submission to Ajit Roy IAS Collector & District Magistrate.
