KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, has announced good news for the public.
The Sindh Government’s Transport Department has decided to add more EV buses to Karachi’s transport system, while also introducing additional double-decker buses in the city. The Sindh Government has further decided to launch new EV bus routes in Karachi before Eid and introduce the service in other districts in a phased manner after Eid. Significant progress has also been made regarding the launch of an EV taxi service.
An important meeting of the Transport and Mass Transit Department was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon. Secretary Transport Asad Zamin, Managing Director Sindh Mass Transit Authority Kanwal Nizam Bhutto, and other relevant officials attended the meeting.
Detailed discussions were held on improving the public transport system across the province, launching new routes, increasing the number of double-decker buses, and other key matters, while the Sindh Mass Transit Authority briefed the meeting on issues related to road infrastructure.
Addressing the meeting, Sharjeel Inam Memon said that the Sindh Government is carrying out work on all roads in Karachi on a priority basis and will engage with the relevant ministry to resolve issues being faced on the routes of the People’s Bus Service.
He stated that new EV bus routes in Karachi are being launched before Eid, and a new EV bus route from Gulshan-e-Maymar to Tower will begin operations next week. He further said that the service will be introduced in other districts of Sindh in phases after Eid, while the People’s Bus Service will also be launched in Hyderabad, Tando Allahyar, Sukkur, Shikarpur, and Khairpur after Eid.
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