With the Transport department remaining non-committal on the city entry of private buses from Goshree islands despite the expiry of the revised deadline of November 1, Federation of Residents Associations Apex Council in Goshree Islands (FRAG) has decided to resume its agitation from Tuesday.
This will be followed by agitations every day until the department agree to the city extension of buses from the isles. “We waited patiently ever since the trio of Goshree bridges were commissioned in 2004. Not any more, since numerous deadlines for the extension are over. Transport Minister Antony Raju had assured in February that buses from the isles would be permitted into the city after three months, in May. But not a single private bus has been given permission to travel beyond High Court Junction,” said Anil Plavians, general secretary, FRAG.
As a first step, public meetings will be held in each of the six panchayats in the Goshree isles with the help of the respective residents’ associations to apprise islanders of the repeated assurances given by the State government and the Transport department following protests by FRAG. Poster campaigns too will be organised, apart from erecting display boards at landmarks. All this will begin with a meeting at Goshree Junction at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. Similar events will be held near Njarakkal market, Cherai Devaswom Nada, Perumpilly, and Kuzhipilly.
