Jan 21, 2025 07:34 PM IST
Tourism and cultural affairs minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond criticised the earlier governments for spending practically ₹8.63 crore on the amphibious bus challenge, terming it a poor determination that positioned an pointless monetary burden and was an emblem of corruption and is at present underneath investigation.
Tourism and cultural affairs minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Tuesday clarified that there’s at present no proposal to restart the amphibious bus service at Harike in Ranjit Sagar Lake.
Tourism and cultural affairs minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Tuesday clarified that there’s at present no proposal to restart the amphibious bus service at Harike in Ranjit Sagar Lake. (HT File)
The minister, nonetheless, criticised the earlier governments for spending practically ₹8.63 crore on the amphibious bus challenge, terming it a poor determination that positioned an pointless monetary burden and was an emblem of corruption and is at present underneath investigation.
He additional emphasised that the bus is just not match for operation and that the potential of a significant accident can’t be dominated out if it have been to be re-launched.
Sond assured that the state authorities wouldn’t make any selections that would hurt the lives or funds of the individuals of Punjab. It wants point out that the challenge was deliberate throughout the second time period of the SAD-BJP authorities from 2012-17 nevertheless it by no means took off.
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