Faisalabad, 86 eco-friendly buses will be run on six routes before Metro, Secretary Transport Punjab

Ghulam Muhammadabad, Sargodha Road and Gutwala have been selected for depots, where steps have been started for charging station, solar system, command and control system, service station and other administrative matters, 157 bus shelters and 178 flag posts should be established. will

Faisalabad(94 News City Reporter) Punjab Transport Secretary Dr Ahmed Javed Qazi visited Faisalabad to review urban transport needs in Faisalabad, planning of metro bus service and initiation of intra-city electric buses project and held a meeting in the committee room of FDA Complex. Presided over the meeting. Managing Director Punjab Mass Transit Authority Kanwar Anwar Khan, General Manager Operation Muhammad Uzair Shah, Director Transport Department Dr Wasim Akram, CTO Punjab Transport Company Hasan Faiq Minhas, Manager Operation Punjab Mass Transit Authority Rizwan Nazir and other officers of Punjab Transport Department. was accompanied by In the meeting Deputy Commissioner Capt (T) Nadeem Nasir, Director General FDA Muhammad Asif Chaudhry, Additional Deputy Commissioner General Dr Shahab Aslam, Chief Engineer FDA Mehr Ayub, DSP Traffic Khalid Aleem and other officers were also present. Consultant Asian Development Bank Muhammad Mubasher gave a detailed briefing about the planning of metro bus service and CTO Punjab Transport Company Hasan Faiq Minhas about the project of providing electric buses in Faisalabad. Secretary Transport Punjab Dr. Ahmed Javed Qazi while announcing the good news for the citizens of Faisalabad said that 86 eco-friendly buses will be run on six routes in the first phase to provide quality, dignified and affordable intra-city travel facilities in Faisalabad. 9 50 meters and 36 electric buses of 11 meters are included. After the approval of the Punjab Cabinet, whose funds have been released. He said that three locations have been selected in Ghulam Muhammadabad, Sargodha Road and Gutwala to establish depots for these buses, in which charging stations, solar systems, command and control systems, service stations and Steps have been taken for other administrative matters in the city for this project 157 Bus shelters and 178 flag posts will be established while software will be developed and an app will be introduced for bus timing, schedule, routes and other related information on the routes. Other concerned departments were asked to give special attention to the development of electric bus routes and road management as this project will be launched on the occasion of Independence Day, August 14, 2025. Meeting Bus Rapid Transit during (BRT) Under Sustainable Financing Model for Punjab Urban Public Transport Faisalabad details, field data collection and various aspects of Faisalabad Quality Public Transport Network Report were given a detailed briefing in which the four service corridors of Metrobus were discussed while The existing urban transport system in Faisalabad, the condition of chingchi, wagons and other available rides and the ten top ten areas of acute need for intra-city travel were identified, taking into account the number of passengers, traffic volume. Priorities will be determined. Expressing happiness over the planning of the third generation metro bus project, Secretary Transport Punjab directed that route areas for flyover, underpass or ground metro bus service should be arranged as per revenue department map so that any Steps can be taken on advance basis to acquire land at the site. He directed to integrate the metro bus service project with the electric bus project and said that consultation with Fesco and all other departments including WASA was ensured. Deputy Commissioner Captain (T) Nadeem Nasir suggested a thorough review of the road network for the metro bus service project and extending the service to Chiniot on the Canal Expressway, Fidmak and Sargodha Road and said that it must be integrated with Vasa. During the meeting, the officers of Punjab Mass Transit Authority gave some suggestions for a defect-free metro bus project in Faisalabad based on the experiences and observations of metro bus projects in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan. On this occasion, Secretary Transport Punjab was briefed by Secretary RTA Faisalabad Humayun Rasheed and CO District Council Faisal Shehzad about the master plan prepared for the remodeling of the General Bus Stand. , the details of the actions taken against excess load and overcharged transport were informed. Secretary Transport Punjab Transport directed to strictly implement all the rules for passenger facilities and security at the transport bases and said that an online system is being started for issuing bus route permits. Later, Secretary Transport Punjab Dr Ahmed Javed Qazi along with Deputy Commissioner Captain Retired Nadeem Nasir, Director General FDA Mohammad Asif Chaudhry and other officers visited the proposed depot locations and General Bus Stand for electric buses and officials of the Transport Department. Necessary instructions issued.