Et Report Jammu, Nov 13 : A meeting of representative of different transporters under the banner of JKMTCA was held in which various problem facing the transporters in J&K were discussed and deliberated upon vigorously. S. Joginder Singh Raina Ex Chairman JKMTCA stressed upon the problem created by SRTC which sub lets the business to some vested contractors causing a great business loss to transport community as a whole. Ch. Piara Singh Ex. President divulged that some outsides Industrialists running their industries in J&K bring their associates and get them settled in the state and give business to outsiders transporters depriving the local transporters of their business rights. He further disclosed that the former office bearers of JKMTCA now working as contractors also works outside the ambit of JKMTCA which is also source of loss to the common transporters. Tej Ram Gupta Ex. President JKMTCA also appealed to the contractors to come forward and discuss their problems with the JKMTCA to sort out the problems. S. Amrik Singh Ex. Convenor JKMTCA said that 'the old transporters flourished in the business due to the good management of the old transport union and the transport earned a good name. Unfortunately with the passage of time some contractors caused great toss to the transporters and earned a bad name to the transport industry due to their mischievous activities S. Nanak Singh EX. President JKMTCA thanked the members 'who attended the meeting and highlighting the problem of over loading and condemned the attitude of SRTC authorities for not engaging the civil transport. At last all the speakers and the members of the Unions express happiness' over the formation of new transport body and hoped that all the members and transporters would extend their whole hearted support to the union. The members of following transport Co. were present in the meeting BKTS, BTG, Shalimar TPT, Pine Valley TPT, STWC, Pritam TPT, Jain TPT, KPTS, RRl, PMS, RMS, AVTS, TrS, Slnd vCJney, Hemkund TPT, Gupta TPT, STe, SRW, Advance TPT, NSTS, NHTS, RKTC, Northern India TPT Service, Siman TPT, Milan TPT, HTS, Associated carrier. |