Nghe An deploys passenger transport service plan for the 2021 Lunar New Year

Afternoon of December 28,Department of TransportOrganize a conference to deploy passenger transport work to serve Tet and the Tan Suu Spring Festival in 2021 in Nghe An province.

Conference scene. Photo: Thanh Le

At the conference, the Department of Transport approved Decision No. 4488 of the Provincial People's Committee on the establishment of the Steering Committee for Passenger Transport during the New Year, Lunar New Year and Tan Suu Spring Festival 2021. Assign tasks to members of the Steering Committee and deploy a plan to organize and deploy passenger transport services during the New Year, Lunar New Year and Tan Suu Spring Festival 2021.

Head of the Department of Transport Management, Nguyen Viet Hung, approved the decision to establish the Steering Committee for passenger transport for the Lunar New Year 2021. Photo: Thanh Le

Accordingly, the documents clearly stipulate the responsibilities of the Steering Committee members and organizing units as well as the coordination between the Provincial Police and the Department of Transport to improve the effectiveness of state management and the awareness and responsibility of public servants in implementing measures in transport activities.

Representative of Nghe An Bus Station Joint Stock Company proposed coordination between transport enterprises and bus stations. Photo: Thanh Le

At the same time, raise awareness and responsibility for units.transport activities;Resolutely and synchronously implement solutions to ensure order and safety during passenger transportation, contributing to preventing and reducing traffic accidents, limiting and promptly handling traffic congestion.

Strengthening the connection of transport modes to serve passengers smoothly, ensuring quality and traffic safety.

Discussing at the conference, representatives of the units requested that the authorities resolutely handle the illegal vehicle problem at Vinh Airport; Transport companies need to coordinate with bus stations to avoid arbitrary fare increases; Transport companies strictly control vehicles and people before vehicles circulate, concentrating vehicles for peak days.

The Department of Transport facilitates and controls badges for reinforced vehicles; propagates for drivers to properly implement Decree 137/2020/ND-CP on management and use of fireworks (firecrackers, fireworks); handles the situation of collecting passengers, vehicles running at the wrong departure time, wrong route, etc.

The Department of Transport and functional forces inspect vehicles at the Northern Bus Station of Vinh City. Photo: Thanh Le

Concluding the conference, Deputy Director of the Department of Transport Nguyen Duc An - Head of the Steering Committee for Passenger Transport for New Year, Lunar New Year and Tan Suu Spring Festival 2021 requested that units focus on reviewing and planning in the spirit of ensuring the most convenient travel service for people before, during and after Tet and Tan Suu Spring Festival 2021.

Deploy, inspect and handle to avoid disorder and traffic safety, especially in Vinh city; request members of working groups to uphold their sense of responsibility, focus on directing relevant departments to carry out passenger transport tasks during Tet. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic,...

The Deputy Director of the Department of Transport requested transport businesses to strictly comply with regulations on registration and posting of registered fares to stabilize prices, stabilize the market, prevent arbitrary fare increases, and post hotline phone numbers.

Strengthening the operations of public passenger transport to connect and support passengers to travel conveniently at hubs with large passenger concentrations such as: railway stations, bus stations, airports, etc.