New fleet of e-buses due in Nov: Sharjeel

KARACHI:

Another fleet of new double-decker and electric buses will arrive next month, a high-level meeting with Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon in the chair, was informed.

The minister issued directives to complete the necessary arrangements for launching new routes for the new double-decker and electric buses.

The meeting was attended by Secretary Transport Asad Zamin, CEO Trans Karachi Zubair Channa, Project Director Yellow Line Kamal Dayo, Managing Director Sindh Mass Transit Authority Behzad Memon, and other relevant officers. Officials gave a detailed briefing to the senior minister on progress of transport projects, while various matters, including construction work on the Yellow Line and Red Line, integration of BRT projects, and routes for the new double-decker and electric buses, were discussed in detail.

Sharjeel said that connecting various BRT lines with one another would make it easier for citizens to reach their destinations. He said that constructing BRT lines alone was not enough; establishing an effective travel connection between them was also essential.