PM Modi inaugurated a Ro-Pax ferry service on Sunday (File)
Ahmedabad:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday berated an owner of a transport company in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, for employing just eight drivers for his six trucks, instead of the required number of 12.
Overworked drivers can cause accidents, Prime Minister Modi said when interacting with people via video conference before inaugurating the Ro-Pax ferry service between Hazira in Surat and Ghogha in Bhavnagar.
Asif Solanki, involved in the transport business and based in Bhavnagar, told PM Modi during the interaction that he would greatly benefit from the new ferry service as it would reduce the time and distance of the journey and his drivers would rest. also when the ferry would carry trucks. by sea.
PM Modi asked him how many drivers he had employed, to which Solanki replied that he had eight drivers.
The PM further asked him how many trucks he had, to which the transporter told six.
“It’s not fair, you should employ 12 drivers for six trucks. You take so much work from the drivers that it shouldn’t be done,” Prime Minister Modi said.
Solanki said that due to the ferry service he would not need more drivers to which PM Modi replied that the ferry service is starting from today.
“The problem is, when drivers are overworked, they fall asleep while driving, which can cause accidents and anything you have earned will be gone with this accident,” Prime Minister Modi said and said. made Solanki’s promise to employ more drivers.
On a lighter note, Prime Minister Modi also said the income tax department would not plunder Solanki if he revealed his intention to buy more trucks.
The comment came after the transporter smiled when asked by the Prime Minister if he plans to buy more trucks.
During the video conference, PM Modi interacted with people from Surat and Bhavnagar on how their lives will be affected by the introduction of the new Ro-Pax ferry service.
The service will reduce the road distance from 375 km between Bhavnagar and Surat to 90 km by sea and the journey time from 10 to 12 hours to around four hours, according to a statement released earlier by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
This will save time and fuel and boost the economy and religious tourism in the Saurashtra region of the state, the statement said.
The three-deck Ro-Pax ferry ship “Voyage Symphony” connecting Hazira in Surat district in southern Gujarat and Ghogha in Saurashtra Bhavnagar has a cargo capacity of 30 trucks, 100 passenger cars and 500 passengers plus 34 crew members. ‘crew and hospitality. .
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