RAWALPINDI: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, chairing the 6th meeting of the Punjab Metro Bus Authority, has said that the Punjab government is taking effective measures to revamp the transport system.
The chief minister was briefed about the completion of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project (RIMBP) in the meeting, in which Lahore Transport Company Chairman Khwaja Ahmad Hassaan, RIMBP Chairman Hanif Abbasi, MNAs Waheed Alam Khan and Malik Ibrar Ahmad, MPA Ramazan Siddique Bhatti were also present.
Sharif said the Lahore Metro Bus Project t has given the city a new identity and is benefitting 1.5 million people daily. He said that the RIMBP is nearing completion and 68 buses will ply the route of the project. He said that the project would enable the people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad to travel in a speedy and cost-efficient manner.
Sharif said an initial plan for the establishment of a similar project in Faisalabad had been formulated. He said the foundation stone for the Multan Metro Bus Project would be laid soon.
The Punjab Metro Bus Authority managing director briefed those present on matters related to the authority. The Rawalpindi commissioner informed those present about the progress of work on the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project. It was decided to change the authority’s name to the Punjab Mass Transit Authority on the occasion. The contract for maintaining cleanliness at the project was given to the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company.
