RAWALPINDI: District Coordination Officer (DCO) Saqib Zafar has said that soon local bus service would be started in Rawalpindi as VARAN urban transport company and one other transport companies have shown interest in re-launching urban transport service in the city after getting their buses repaired.
He said World Bank will provide a loan of Rs.150 million to five District Governments of the Punjab for improving services in Solid Waste Management, Water and Sanitation, and Urban Transport sectors which would help in providing better and improved services to the people in these sectors.
Rawalpindi City District Government would also be provided share from this loan by the Punjab Government and this loan would be utilized for improving landfill site, lifting of solid waste, improving transferring station, bus stand and incentives for commuters of CNG buses, he said DCO said that the loan being obtained from the World Bank would also be utilized for the improvement of Pirwedhai Bus Stand.
He informed that a loan of Rs.600,000 was demanded by the VARAN urban transport to get their buses repaired, but an amount of Rs. 400,000 would be provided to them for repair of their buses.
He said that along with the bus service, the wagon service already running on Murree Road and other routs would also be continued so that the citizens may avail sufficient facilities of transport.
He informed that daily 200 tons solid waste is being lifted from the city and carried to Transferring Station Rawat and there after it is shifted to land fill site near Villege Losar.
He said that the loan would also be utilized for installation of energy plant at landfill site to generate Electricity and benefit the local population which will also maintain the hygienic atmosphere in the area.
DCO informed that the Punjab Government would decide the volume and share of loan for city District Government Rawalpindi from the total amount of loan mentioned above.
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