Chittagong Bureau :
Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Mesbahuddin said Dhaka-Chittagong Highway gradually damaging due to excess carrying of cargos by trucks, lorries and covered vans. He requested the owners and workers of the transport sector to carry as per scheduled weights of the cargo.
He disclosed it while addressing the views exchanging meeting with the transport owners, leaders of transports associations and trade union, workers at DC conference hall yesterday .
Among others transport trade union leaders, owners, BRTA officials, and members of the law enforcing agencies were present in it.
In the meeting Deputy commissioner disclosed that concerned ministry asked the district administration of Chittagong through a official letter received on August 1 last for monitoring the cargo transports plying in the highway with any excess cargo than the scheduled weight .
Due to that, district administration is conducting mobile court in this highway. He said it is our prime duty to save the important highway of the country.
The leaders of owners associations, transport workers union also spoke on the occasion.
The transport leaders said drivers are not responsible for carrying the excess cargo but the cosignees of cargos compelled them to take additional load than the capacity.
DC urged the transport drivers and workers to carry excess load for the better interest of the country.
The transport leaders also blamed the Load control Stations for harassment centring the weight measurement in loading scale installed on the highway.
Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Mesbahuddin said Dhaka-Chittagong Highway gradually damaging due to excess carrying of cargos by trucks, lorries and covered vans. He requested the owners and workers of the transport sector to carry as per scheduled weights of the cargo.
He disclosed it while addressing the views exchanging meeting with the transport owners, leaders of transports associations and trade union, workers at DC conference hall yesterday .
Among others transport trade union leaders, owners, BRTA officials, and members of the law enforcing agencies were present in it.
In the meeting Deputy commissioner disclosed that concerned ministry asked the district administration of Chittagong through a official letter received on August 1 last for monitoring the cargo transports plying in the highway with any excess cargo than the scheduled weight .
Due to that, district administration is conducting mobile court in this highway. He said it is our prime duty to save the important highway of the country.
The leaders of owners associations, transport workers union also spoke on the occasion.
The transport leaders said drivers are not responsible for carrying the excess cargo but the cosignees of cargos compelled them to take additional load than the capacity.
DC urged the transport drivers and workers to carry excess load for the better interest of the country.
The transport leaders also blamed the Load control Stations for harassment centring the weight measurement in loading scale installed on the highway.
