Ferries will not carry trucks six days before and after Eid in Daulatdia-Paturia river route to facilitate home-bound Eid passengers who will use this route to go to and return from their home during Eid-ul-Fitr.
The decision came from a pre-Eid views meeting, held at the conference room of deputy commissioner of Manikganj on Monday.
BIWTA port officer Golam Mostafa informed that that all types of truck handling by ferry will remain closed three days before and three days after Eid.
'Ferries will stop carrying trucks three days before the Eid day and as many days after Eid in order to make journey by passengers of bus and other vehicles to and from their village homes smooth', he said.
He said the authority will build a diversion road from Uthali intersection to Paturia ferry ghat in order to avert traffic jam at the entrance of the ferry ghat road.
Close circuit cameras will be set up at booking counters and another one in Paturia Ferry Ghat control room to curb irregularity at booking counters and hassles to passengers.
BIWTC will run 10 Ro-Ro and one K-type ferry on Paturia-Daulatdia route to ensure uninterrupted ferry operation during Eid.
Besides, three ferries in Paturia and two others at Daulatdia ferry ghats will continue operation.
Adequate number of police and RAB will be in place in the ghat area and at the same time mobile court will be deployed at ferry ghats to ensure security of passengers.
Some 37 launches will also ply in Daulatdia-Paturia route to ferry Eid passengers.
Source : New Age
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