Sindh Transport Minister Owais Qadir Shah on Tuesday announced that the provincial government’s intra-city bus project will be launched early in Karachi. In the first phase, the transport department will run buses on seven routes in Karachi.
In a statement, Owais Qadir Shah said that a Turkish company would work on the project in Karachi, adding that the transport department has already received funds for the intra-city bus project.
The Sindh Transport Minister further said that all the steps have been completed for the procurement of 250 diesel hybrid buses which will be delivered in the next 4 months.
He also said that four bus depots would be provided for running the operations and that progress was also being made on other transport projects in the city. He mentioned that work on Edhi, Orange Line and Red Line projects is also in full swing.
On the other hand, according to the spokesman of the minister of transport, the representatives of the Turkish public transport company have reached Karachi, visited the UP Morr bus depot and also inspected the routes.
