Lahore, November 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has, in principle, approved to operate the 513 hybrid/electric buses in Lahore while chairing the 19th meeting of the Punjab Mass transit Authority at his office. He ordered to arrange more buses for feeder routes in Lahore along with an expansion of the Speedo feeder bus service from Lahore to Sheikhupura and Muridke to accommodate the periphery localities.
The CM ordered the revival of the Punjab Transport Company and approved the repair and maintenance of buses of the Pakistan Metro Bus System in Rawalpindi/Islamabad along with the procurement of new buses. Similarly, it was decided, in principle, to continue the Bahawalpur-Lodhran bus service and addition of 12 buses to the fleet.
The CM said that eight stations of the orange line metro train would be commercialised along with improvement in Lahore Metro Bus System. The janitorial services of Pakistan Metro Bus Service in Rawalpindi/Islamabad would be given to Rawalpindi Waste Management Company, he noted.
The meeting decided to acquire the services of NRTC for automatic fare collection and bus scheduling system and also approved an amendment in the contract for the repair and maintenance of buses of the Lahore Metro Bus System. The insurance of the orange line metro train system and ex post facto approval of the decision to give 15 buses to CDA were also endorsed.
Provincial Transport Minister Muneeb Sultan Cheema, MPAs Shamim Aftab and Khadija Umer, Principal Secretary to CM Muhammad Khan Bhatti, former principal secretary GM Sikandar, chairman PTC Mian Haroon Akbar, secretaries of transport and finance departments, MD and secretary Punjab Mass transit Authority and others attended the meeting.
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