Punjab approves e-taxi Project, pilot to launch with 1,100 electric cabs
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Solar-powered charging stations to support 1,100 e-taxis under Punjab’s new project.
The Punjab government has advanced its much-anticipated e-taxi project, approving a pilot phase of 1,100 electric taxis and solar-powered charging stations set to launch soon.
A special meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif was held to review mass transit projects.
During the session, the feasibility report of the Yellow Line mass transit system was presented, and participants were briefed on the province’s eco-friendly e-taxi initiative.
The meeting granted in-principle approval to the project’s financial model and agreed to launch a pilot programme involving 1,100 electric taxis. It was also decided to install solar-powered systems for e-charging stations.
Additionally, authorities have requested a report on new routes for the mass transit system in Gujranwala.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif instructed officials to determine routes based on public convenience and ordered that construction on the Yellow Line project, from Jinnah Terminal to Harbanspura, be initiated without delay.
The meeting also included a detailed review of the e-taxi project. During the briefing, it was disclosed that the Punjab government would offer subsidies under the e-taxi scheme. A proposal to establish charging stations alongside petrol pumps was also discussed.
Earlier, CM Maryam Nawaz ordered free treatment of the patients returning from India because of tension in bilateral relations.
After the recent outbreak of tension between both countries, Pakistani patients were sent back from India without completion of their treatment.
Reference Link:- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2544260/punjab-approves-e-taxi-project-pilot-to-launch-with-1100-electric-cabs
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.…
