All aboard: ‘Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus almost complete’
CM chairs meeting of the Punjab Metro Bus Authority.
The chief minister said the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project was nearing completion. PHOTO: INP
LAHORE:
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the government was implementing a revolutionary programme to enable the provision of state-of-the-art, safe and reasonably-priced transportation facilities to the public.
He was chairing the 6th meeting of the Punjab Metro Bus Authority. Sharif said effective measures had been taken to revamp the transport system. He said the Lahore Metro Bus Project had been benefitting 1.5 million people daily. The chief minister said the project had given the city a new identity. Sharif said measures taken to revamp the transport system had been yielding positive results.
The chief minister said the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project was nearing completion. He said 68 buses would ply the route of the project. Sharif said the project would enable the people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to travel in a speedy and cost-efficient manner.
Sharif said an initial plan for the establishment of a similar project in Faisalabad had been formulated.
The chief minister said the foundation stone for the Multan Metro Bus Project would be laid soon.
The Punjab Metro Bus Authority managing director briefed those present on matters related to the authority. The Rawalpindi commissioner informed those present about the progress of work on the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project. It was decided to change the authority’s name to the Punjab Mass Transit Authority on the occasion. The contract for maintaining cleanliness at the project was given to the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company.
It was decided that the Punjab Metro Bus Authority would have the responsibility of managing the operations and maintain the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project. A proposal regarding the operation of feeder routes on the route of the Lahore Metro Bus Project was also approved on the occasion.
Lahore Transport Company Chairman Khwaja Ahmad Hassaan, Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project Chairman Hanif Abbasi, MNAs Waheed Alam Khan and Malik Ibrar Ahmad, MPA Ramazan Siddique Bhatti were also present on the occasion.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2015.
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the government was implementing a revolutionary programme to enable the provision of state-of-the-art, safe and reasonably-priced transportation facilities to the public.
He was chairing the 6th meeting of the Punjab Metro Bus Authority. Sharif said effective measures had been taken to revamp the transport system. He said the Lahore Metro Bus Project had been benefitting 1.5 million people daily. The chief minister said the project had given the city a new identity. Sharif said measures taken to revamp the transport system had been yielding positive results.
The chief minister said the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project was nearing completion. He said 68 buses would ply the route of the project. Sharif said the project would enable the people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to travel in a speedy and cost-efficient manner.
Sharif said an initial plan for the establishment of a similar project in Faisalabad had been formulated.
The chief minister said the foundation stone for the Multan Metro Bus Project would be laid soon.
The Punjab Metro Bus Authority managing director briefed those present on matters related to the authority. The Rawalpindi commissioner informed those present about the progress of work on the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project. It was decided to change the authority’s name to the Punjab Mass Transit Authority on the occasion. The contract for maintaining cleanliness at the project was given to the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company.
It was decided that the Punjab Metro Bus Authority would have the responsibility of managing the operations and maintain the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project. A proposal regarding the operation of feeder routes on the route of the Lahore Metro Bus Project was also approved on the occasion.
Lahore Transport Company Chairman Khwaja Ahmad Hassaan, Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project Chairman Hanif Abbasi, MNAs Waheed Alam Khan and Malik Ibrar Ahmad, MPA Ramazan Siddique Bhatti were also present on the occasion.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 12th, 2015.