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Time of India
19-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
‘Mhaji Bus scheme to ease rivalry between pvt & KTC buses'
Panaji: The state-wide roll out of the Mhaji Bus scheme has the potential to reduce the competition between private bus operators and Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) buses, said KTCL managing director Rohan Kaskar. With just over 800 private buses operating on intra-state routes in Goa, Kaskar said that govt hopes to bring most of these buses under the scheme. 'Currently, the routes overlap, and there is competition and a distinction between private and KTC buses. Commuters with a monthly pass can board any bus. In this way, when there is a clash between private buses and KTCL buses , we can reschedule the timings and deploy a bus on a different route or at a different time when a bus is not available,' said Kaskar. He said that fear among the private bus operators was unfounded, as the incentives offered to them are attractive. KTCL is offering a revenue of Rs 3 per km to private bus operators, along with subsidies on comprehensive insurance and scrapping of the vehicle after 15 years of operations. KTCL is also offering 50% of the advertising revenue earned from each private bus to be shared with the respective bus owner. 'The earlier scheme was a pilot scheme available only for three routes. We operated 57 buses under the pilot scheme. It was introduced to understand the scheme before it was rolled out more extensively. We learned from the pilot scheme and developed the new scheme. The new scheme is for all of Goa,' said Kaskar.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Goa steps up dengue, malaria prevention ahead of monsoon
Panaji: With unseasonal showers expected ahead of the monsoon, the directorate of health services has sent out detailed advisories to all departments to prevent mosquito breeding. They have been instructed to report any fever or suspected dengue cases to the nearest health centre. Last year, dengue claimed three lives, including two minors. A detailed SOP has been sent to Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTCL), which reported dengue cases at its Porvorim depot last year, and to the registrar of cooperative societies to circulate to all housing societies. The advisory to the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has instructed the area/field manager of each IDC to inform each unit owner about preventive measures and appoint a nodal officer for weekly surveillance. Operation Sindoor 'Common sense prevailed': Trump on India-Pak ceasefire on Truth Social 'Pakistan initiated call; both nations agreed to stop military action after direct talks', says India Ceasefire took effect at 5pm; top India, Pak military officials to talk again on May 12 A detailed advisory has been issued to the Captain of Ports and the directorate of fisheries to screen fishermen and migrant workers for malaria. Local bodies have also been asked to cooperate with the health department by providing garbage trucks and labour during source reduction drives to ensure immediate disposal of waste that could become potential mosquito breeding sites. The health department has asked each department to appoint a nodal officer to check compliance. 'We don't want a repeat of last year,' said the deputy director and chief medical officer in charge of the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme at DHS, Kalpana Mahatme. 'We are arranging workshops for all nodal officers so they understand their role in preventing the spread of dengue and malaria within their jurisdiction,' she said. Goa reported 29 dengue cases from Jan to April this year, compared to 95 cases last year. All six cases in April were from North Goa— two in Mapusa and one each in Pernem, Candolim, Aldona, and Siolim. 'We are concentrating on areas of dengue cases last year. We have mapped them and are carrying out source reduction drives, preventing potential mosquito breeding sites,' she said, adding that health centres have been instructed to educate people about the warning signs of dengue and malaria to ensure timely reporting and treatment of fever cases.
