Pakistan: Eco-friendly electric buses set to ply on roads
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Service to be synchronised for enhanced urban connectivity
Punjab Transport Secretary Dr Ahmad Javid Qazi has announcing that 86 eco-friendly electric buses will operate on six routes in the first phase. These include 50 nine-metre and 36 11-metre buses, with funding already approved by the Punjab Cabinet.
He expressed these views during a visit to Faisalabad to evaluate urban transport needs, plan the metro bus service, and oversee the launch of intra-city electric buses.
During his visit, he chaired a meeting at the FDA Complex Committee Room, attended by key officials and stakeholders.
During the meeting, Consultant Asian Development Bank Muhammad Mobasher presented plans for the metro bus service, while CTO Punjab Transport Company Hassan Faiq Manhas provided updates on the intra-city electric bus project.
Three sites – Ghulam Muhammadabad, Sargodha Road, and Gatwalahave been earmarked for the construction of bus depots to support the electric bus operations.
Dr Qazi emphasised the importance of integrated planning, directing district administration, FDA, traffic police, and municipal corporations to focus on developing routes and managing road infrastructure for the electric buses.
He also instructed that the metro bus project be synchronized with the electric bus initiative, ensuring thorough consultation with all relevant departments, including WASA.
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2516047/eco-friendly-electric-buses-set-to-ply-on-roads
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
