Addressing a ‘transport adalat’ held at RTO here on Monday, he said the test was being conducted in the premises of the office itself, which was becoming extremely difficult due to traffic congestion. The proposal of developing a 2 acre land at Devi Nagar near Vamajoor at an expenditure of Rs 70 lakh is before the government, he said and expressed his confidence that the required fund would be sanctioned in the forthcoming budget.
Replying to an appeal that certain vehicles should be excluded from adopting speed governors, Shimoga Division Deputy Transport Commissioner Maruthi M Sambrani said as making speed governors mandatory was the decision of the High Court, the issue was out of the jurisdiction of Transport department.
Complaints
Mangalore City Autorickshaw Drivers’ Association Vice-President Shekhar complained that though 89 auto stands have been registered out of the 300 total stands in the city, many have been vacated. The RTO assured that proper measures would be taken to provide sufficient space for autos.
Responding to the observations that the paid auto stands, like that of lying unused near KSRTC bus stand and railway station, are unnecessary for a city like Mangalore, Mr Sadashiva said such experiments had been largely successful in Bangalore, Further actions will be taken regarding them once a detail examination is done, he assured.
Nagarika Hitarakshana Samiti President Hanumantha Kamath alleged that there had been unlawful relationships between Transport department and bus owners, and the activities of ‘middlemen’ were increasing in the transport office.
Much complaints flooded regarding the unsystematic management of private buses within the city.
When certain public said that many buses having entry permission only up to Kankanady, go  to State Bank and deceive the transport department, while some other complained that some buses which were actually required to go up to State Bank, make the passengers to get down at Kankanady.