Pakistan: Sindh govt to buy 240 new buses from China

Karachi: Karachi Administrator, Sindh provincial government’s spokesperson Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that Sindh government had decided to buy 240 new buses from China to resolve the transport woes.

Wahab, who is also the Advisor to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Law, informed that the new buses will be on roads soon to serve the public.

“Fifty (Chinese) buses will arrive by January 31,” the administrator announced this after inaugurating a park at Shah Faisal Colony.

He claimed that Karachi people would see better change in the coming days, adding that that the court decision on Askari Park will be implemented and two week time to the authorities concerned had been given in this regard.

He however, admitted that it would take some time to resolve the problems of park, sewerage and transport. “Work is also under way on the 65 MGD water project, various projects are in full swing and the service will continue,” he added.

Earlier, on December 25, Karachi’s Green Line Bus Rapid Transit Service (BRTS) finally became operational after almost six years since its groundbreaking.

All 80 Chinese buses of its fleet will shuttle between Surjani Town and Numaish Chowrangi. Meanwhile, the fare of one trip will range between Rs 15 and Rs 55.

The Green Line BRT is supposed to facilitate the travel of approximately 300,000 passengers daily.

With over 23-kilometer dedicated tracks, the bus service project offers special services for the disabled. The hybrid vehicles will be run on batteries and diesel.

On December 10, Prime Minister Imran Khan had inaugurated the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Karachi, thanking Sindh Infrastructure Development Company Limited (SIDCL) and parliamentarians from Karachi for pursuing the project.