Five MDs within six months!

• UPSRTC plans adversely affected

Richeek Mishra

Agra. Change in government usually brings rays of hope for the development of the state and its infrastructure. In Uttar Pradesh dozens of officers have been transferred after the oath taking ceremony of Chief Minister Mayawati. Amongst her famous achievements are good number of transfers within six months. Bureaucrats are always on their toes and ready with their bag and baggage. But it has adversely affected the working of Transport department in Agra.

Interestingly, Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has faced the transfer of five managing directors during the last six months. Consequently the department have been busy rather in 'hand over' and 'take over' business by outgoing and incoming officers respectively. "Administrative uncertainty has certainly affected the development of the department in Agra and also in the state," commented a senior UPSRTC official.

Mayawati is working in her typical style of functioning. However her admirers say that transfers and reshuffle are routine procedures, saying whatever is done is in the interest of the public. "If there is a complaint against an officer, you have to replace him with a competent person," administrative sources said. Whatever is the stand of the government in this regard, public in general feel, frequent transfers do not give opportunity to an officer to perform. "Why don't you pick a competent officer to deliver good rather than experimenting with too many," said a passenger Ramthirth Singh Rathore at Idgaah Station. You have to give time to perform he explained.

During his visit the then Managing Director of UPSRTC Sanjay Bhoosreddy, said we will change the face of bus stands in the city of Taj. Moreover, he had also assured to start two new satellite bus stands viz. Water Works and Normal Ground. But all the promises and assurance were forgotten. During the last two months, after Sanjay three MD's came to take over the charge viz. Sanjay Bhoosreddy, BS Bobade, Shambhu Sharan and now Kisan Singh Aoriya. Let's see who will be the next?Three more MD's came but none of them paid any attention towards the development of the city, while this is the most famous tourists place in the state. State government has approved Rs. 55 crore project to develop the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT).

Moreover, State Transport Authority (STA) also planned to construct a flyover at ISBT to connect it from highway and neighbouring colonies. STA is also willing to start two satellite bus stands. When the firebrand BSP supremo Mayawati came to power six months ago, she had emphasised categorically on more revenue generation. Due to frequent changes at higher level posts, the development work in the UPSRTC has been affected badly. Local administration is also not working properly. While UPSRTC has requested ADA and NN to construct link road and remove encroachment from the ISBT. But local administration is in slumber.