Kumar Bahukhandi
Raipur: Bus passengers in Chhattisgarh will now be able to get information about bus timetable and bus route from home. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, implementing the concept of good governance, launched ‘Bus Sangwari App’ to make the journey of passengers smooth and simple in the meeting of Chhattisgarh State Road Safety Council today. Chief Minister Sai, while praising this initiative of Chhattisgarh Transport Department, said that Bus Sangwari App will be very convenient for bus passengers, especially those from remote areas. In the near future, the facility of interstate bus transport and real time tracking of buses will also be available through this app. Currently, passengers have to go to the bus stand or bus stop to know the timing of the bus. This problem of the people can be solved through this app.
Transport Department Secretary S. Prakash gave detailed information to Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai about the operation of Bus Sangwari App.
This app prepared by Chhattisgarh Transport Department can be downloaded from Google Play Store. Public transport will be convenient for passengers through this app. At present, more than 5 thousand buses have been included in this app, which operate on different routes. Soon, information about the operation of inter-state buses will also be available through this app. GPS system is being installed in buses. Bus Sangwari app is being integrated with GPS, so that live tracking of buses can also be done.
Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain, Additional Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Pingua, Secretary of Public Works Department Dr. Kamalpreet Singh, School Education Secretary Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi, Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. P. Dayanand, Basav Raju S. and Rahul Bhagat, Secretary of Transport Department . S. Prakash, Excise Secretary . R. Sangeeta, ADG Traffic Pradeep Gupta, Additional Transport Commissioner D. Ravishankar were present in the meeting. Commissioners and Inspector General of Police of all divisions participated virtually in the meeting. Chairman of Inter-Departmental Lead Agency and AIG Traffic Sanjay Sharma gave a presentation in the meeting.
