Sindh’s Minister for Information and Transport Sharjeel Memon on Monday held a meeting with delegations from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Development Agency (AFD) to discuss the development of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Red Line in Karachi.
The delegation included ADB Senior Urban Development Specialist Lloyd Wright, Urban Development and Water Division (CWUW) in-charge Jia Hyung, Senior Project Officer ADB Omar Ali Shah, AFD’s David Margonstern, Secretary of Transport Abdul Haleem Sheikh, MD of Sindh Mass Transit Authority Altaf Sario, and others.
The delegation held a detailed discussion on issues surrounding the BRT Red Line project and stipulated a deadline for its completion.
Memon agreed to hold weekly virtual meetings to provide updates on the development of the transit project. On behalf of the Sindh government, the provincial minister also assured the delegation of all possible assistance in the completion of the project.
The minister projected that the BRT project would be completed in 24 months and therefore, the process of purchasing buses for the project should be expedited
