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100 AC buses to hit city streets next year: CCC Mayor
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 3, 2019 (BSS) – Mentioning that Chattogram City
Corporation (CCC) is implementing various projects to turn the port city into
a green, clean and modern one, City Mayor AJM Nasiruddin today said a total
of 100 air-conditioned buses would be introduced in the city next year.
The Mayor said, “With a view to reducing traffic congestion and making
the city pollution free, the city corporation with the help of S.Alam Group
will launch 100 AC buses on January 1, 2020.”
Mayor Nasir disclosed this while addressing a press conference at KB
Abdus Sattar auditorium here this afternoon.
A total of 1,375 out of 825 dustbins have already been removed from the
city and rest of the bustbins will be removed soon, he said, adding the CCC
distributed nine lakh bins and 1,972 workers are engaged in the task.
Nasir also urged journalists to make city dwellers aware of hygene as
well as cleanliness through their reports, extending media supports to make
the city clean and green.
The mayor, in his speech, also presented elaborated descriptions about
the ongoing road, culvert and bridge development projects being implemented
in the port city.
Chief executives officer, chief engineer, chief planner and chief
education officer were present at the press conference.
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