Akim of Pavlodar region to improve the quality of passenger traffic
The head of the region said this during the hardware, how they discussed the development of passenger traffic and the results of spring field work.
Kanat Kashkirov, head of the Department of Passenger Transport and Highways, said that the bus fleet was replenished with sixteen buses, ten of which have already been delivered to Pavlodar.
“Another thirty-five new buses are expected to be delivered,” he said. - From August to October, it is planned to replenish the composition of the mobile area with 80 new buses.
According to the results of the year, it is planned to capture three hundred villages of the region by regular bus services. Abylkair Skakov has a high quality of passenger transportation in the field of transport. Akim of the region clarified when the waiting intervals for public transport in Pavlodar are reduced to five minutes.
According to the mayor of the city, they agreed with "Bus Depot No. 1" to purchase a hundred buses by the end of the year, forty of them will be delivered to Pavlodar in the near future.
- We provide carriers with all support measures, - Abylkair Skakov addressed. - The main thing was who was to drive new buses. This problem could have been solved a long time ago.
The head of the region noted that the lack of drivers of the carrier company and the observation of akims should travel by public transport in order to see with their own eyes the whole situation of complexity.
“Before the pandemic, about a million passengers were transported in the region during the year,” the regional akim said. - Since then, the costs have been increasing, but we do not see an increase in the quality of transportation. At meetings with loved ones, I will certainly cope with passenger transportation. This is one of the cases for the population.
Also at the operational meeting, the results of spring field work were summed up. This year, the sown area of agricultural crops was increased by 89.9 thousand hectares more than last year's level. For the purpose of food security, the number of crops of potatoes, carrots, sunflowers, buckwheat, cabbage and onions has been increased.
Abylkair Skakov noted that within the framework of the implementation of the instructions of the Head of State, the region's crop growers were provided with cheaper fuel and lubricants, preferential loans and subsidies for the purchase of seeds and fertilizers, pesticides and the delivery of water to irrigated areas. This year, spring field work was started and completed on time. Akim of the region instructed to take control of crops to protect against pests and weeds. At the same time, he takes measures for the accuracy of the processing of fallows and the preparation of fodder.
Press service of the akim of Pavlodar region
Photo by Valery Bugaev