KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah has directed the provincial transport authority to ensure that certain number of buses of the first fleet of KMC People's Bus Service on Quaidabad - Saddar route may be extended upto Gulshan -e-Hadeed/ Steel Town.
Presiding a meeting Thursday to review provision of transportation facilities for the citizens he said some of the KMC- PBS vehicles currently plying to and from Quaidabad to Tower must also cater to the transport needs of the said localities and facilitate the poor segments of the society.
He on the occasion also directed the concerned officials to bring the remaining 32 KMC People's Buses on the road within four to six weeks's time.
"Of this fleet of 32 KMC People's Bus Service 18 must ply on Suhrab Goth - Saddar route and Surjani Town - Saddar route respectively," said the Chief Minister.
Syed Qaim Ali Shah said those coming from interior Sindh through Super Highway needed to be facilitated at Suhrab Goth bus stand so as to reach different parts of the metropolis.
The meeting was also attended by Provincial Minister for Transport, Mumtaz Jakhrani, Transport Secretary, Taha Farooqui and other officers.
The Chief Minister on the occasion said the success of Peoples Bus Service could be gauged from the fact that people from different areas have started demanding for extension of its service.
He said that since Gulshan-e-Hadeed and Steel Town were the adjoining areas of Quaidabad as such this service could easily benefit the residents of these area therefore a certain number of these buses would ply from and upto Steel Mill from Tower via Quaidabad.
Syed Qaim Ali Shah also directed the officers concerned to expedite work on orange line bus corridor, designed from Secondary Board Office, Nazimabad to Banaras Chowrangi, Orangi Town and get it awarded by December 2014.
He said that Rs three billion have been made available for the project.
Sindh Chief Minister also took briefing from the officers about working on green line bus corridors and yellow line bus corridors.
He directed the officers of Transport Department to keep extensive monitoring and also develop close co-ordination with operators of KMC People's Bus Service and ensure that revenue collection and maintenance of buses are not compromised.
He also sought monthly review meeting about KMC People's Bus Service so as to address bottle necks if any immediately and thus ensure sustainbility of the important services.
Sindh Secretary for Transport, Taha Farooqui informed the meeting that the first fleet of KMC People's Bus Service is functioning with success, while remaining fleet of 32 buses would be brought on the road within one to one- and- a- half month's time.
He said that PC-I of Green Bus Service has been prepared by NESPAK consultants and submitted to the P&D Department for onward transmission to federal government, the sponsorers of the project.
The Transport Secretary also mentioned that working on the Yellow Line Bus Corridor, implemented under Public Private Partnership Mode of Investment has been expedited and hopefully will be awarded by December 2014.
He said that PC-I of Orange Line Bus Corridor designed to ply from Secondary Board office Nazimabad to Banaras Chowrangi, Orangi Town, has also been completed and hopefully will be made functional during the current financial year.
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