KARACHI (National Times) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Friday has inaugurated first phase of long-awaited Green Line Bus project in Karachi.
The project, completed at a huge cost of 35.5 billion rupees, is a valuable gift by the federal government for the people of Sindh, particularly the residents of Karachi.
Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System project will provide modern travel facilities to one hundred and thirty five thousand passengers daily in the western and central districts of Karachi, making their access to Central Business District easy and safe.
This service comprises 80 hybrid buses and the fare is expected to be between Rs15 and Rs55. The passengers can buy tickets through mobile application, debit and credit cards.
Green Line Bus service will be on trial till December 25. This project connects 22 stations between Surjani Town and Numaish Chowrangi.
The project has been implemented by the Ministry of Planning and Development through Sindh Infrastructure Development Company on the special interest of Minster for Planning and Development Asad Umar.
Modern Karachi
Later, addressing the ceremony, Prime Minister of Pakistan (PM) Imran Khan said that until the management system of Karachi is not improved, bringing modernization to the city will be difficult.
The ceremony was attended by number of politicians including Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, Federal Minster Asad Umar, and Javed Qureshi.
PM further said that Karachi was the city of lights. We saw the city of lights getting deteriorated. The administration of the city never thought to introduce transport system.
Moreover, he said that the government will soon introduce modernization to the city and soon Karachi will be able to touch abodes of prosperity and success. He went on to add that China owns a modern system and even after numerous restrictions in Iran, Tehran is the modern city. No fund from PSDP is send to Tehran. It produced $500 million on its own.
Meanwhile on the occasion, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said that “Surrey Mahal” or flats in London were not being built in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government but the tax payers money is being spent for the betterment of the masses.
He said that Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is just a kid and he shouldn’t be taken seriously.
The minister said that the Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway will be inaugurated in the next three months, while work on Gujjar and Oranagi nullahs have been 50 percent completed.
