New buses to ply on Tricity roads

The Union Territory administration on May 23 decided to to focus on better transport for Tricity-Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali by replacing old buses with new ones and upgrading primary education with future population growth in mind. The progress of various projects was assessed at a meeting convened by UT administrator Shivraj Patil to discuss the schemes undertaken by the administration during the current financial year.

It was stressed that the departments should not only ensure full utilization of funds, but quality of output under various schemes as well. Efforts should also be made to curtail the delays in execution of various projects.