Two-fold rise in income expected
Dubai Jan 02: The recent fee hike for Abra users from 50 fils to Dh 1 and the commercial use for Abra shelters will now give almost double revenues for Abra owners and operators. This new alternative will help them increase revenues from Dh 70,881 to more than Dh 141,000.
The CEO of Marine Transport department at the roads and transport authority (RTA), Engineer Issa Abdulrahman Al Dossari, asserted, that RTA has placed a strategic plan for development of marine transport system in Emirates costing more than Dh 1 billion. This project also includes the development of marine transport system in Dubai creek.
This plan is placed after exploring views from 149 low income UAE nationals and 300 Abra operators after examining their trade aspects. The implementation of the plan would be done in stages in accordance to a timetable aimed at ensuring quick, safe and integrated marine transport system.
A staff group is allotted to supervise the process of Abra registration and license representative by inland water transport department and further, to train the staff to serve the users and operators of Abra focused on major areas of security, safety and use of facilities and customer service.
To simplify the procedures for operators and owners technical systems and programs have been introduced. These procedures include the issuance of licenses, following up to operational obstacles, emergency maintenance and licensing periodic maintenance along with preparing studies to improve, develop, service and measure the customer satisfaction.
Al Dossari said that the Authority is aiming towards development of marine transportation services by using means like water bus, water taxi and boats for group transports. These services would also be integrated with services such as metro, buses and taxis.
The first step has been initialized by RTA aimed at achieving integration and interdependence amongst various means and transport patterns in Emirates by connecting bus transport line no 19 to Al Seef Abra, giving greater comfort to Abra users. Al Dossari exclaimed that the distance between public busses and Al Seef Abra stations would take about a minute by foot and from line no 3 to Baniyas station opposite Dubai municipality in three minutes.
Al Dossari added that there are six centres for RTA customer service along-side two shores of Dubai Creek, in addition to main centre in RTA building.
The CEO of Marine Transport department at the roads and transport authority (RTA), Engineer Issa Abdulrahman Al Dossari, asserted, that RTA has placed a strategic plan for development of marine transport system in Emirates costing more than Dh 1 billion. This project also includes the development of marine transport system in Dubai creek.
This plan is placed after exploring views from 149 low income UAE nationals and 300 Abra operators after examining their trade aspects. The implementation of the plan would be done in stages in accordance to a timetable aimed at ensuring quick, safe and integrated marine transport system.
A staff group is allotted to supervise the process of Abra registration and license representative by inland water transport department and further, to train the staff to serve the users and operators of Abra focused on major areas of security, safety and use of facilities and customer service.
To simplify the procedures for operators and owners technical systems and programs have been introduced. These procedures include the issuance of licenses, following up to operational obstacles, emergency maintenance and licensing periodic maintenance along with preparing studies to improve, develop, service and measure the customer satisfaction.
Al Dossari said that the Authority is aiming towards development of marine transportation services by using means like water bus, water taxi and boats for group transports. These services would also be integrated with services such as metro, buses and taxis.
The first step has been initialized by RTA aimed at achieving integration and interdependence amongst various means and transport patterns in Emirates by connecting bus transport line no 19 to Al Seef Abra, giving greater comfort to Abra users. Al Dossari exclaimed that the distance between public busses and Al Seef Abra stations would take about a minute by foot and from line no 3 to Baniyas station opposite Dubai municipality in three minutes.
Al Dossari added that there are six centres for RTA customer service along-side two shores of Dubai Creek, in addition to main centre in RTA building.
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