The latest hybrid buses started from Gulshan-e-Hadeed to the Malir Cantt area in Karachi.
These buses were imported from China under the people Bus Service programme launched by the Sindh government to facilitate the people.
Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, chairing a meeting in Karachi has directed officials concerned to ensure smooth operations of buses at all the eleven routes of the People Bus Service.
Reviewing the operation and issues of different routes of the bus service, Shah directed the transport minister to start the 30km Route No. 9 from Gulshan-e-Hadeed to Malir Cantt on Wednesday (today). “The buses are available, and the route is clear, so the service must be started in public interest.”
Route No. 9 covers areas from Gulshan-e-Hadeed to Malir Cantt via the N-5, Quaidabad, Sharea Faisal, Malir Halt, Jinnah Avenue, and Malir Cantt’s checkpoints 6 and 5. Transport Minister Sharjeel Memon briefed the CM that Route No. 1 (Model Colony to Tower) is 27km long, with 37 buses plying on it. He said the route is operational and has attracted a large number of commuters.
The route covers Tower, Metropole, Sharea Faisal, Malir Halt and Khokhrapar. Memon said that a section of the 1.5km road near the Mehran Depot in Model Colony is in a shambles and needs to be reconstructed for the bus to reach Khokhrapar easily. The CM directed Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah to get the road reconstructed by the Korangi District Municipal Corporation (DMC).
The CM was told that Route No. 2 (North Karachi to Korangi Crossing) is 30km long, with 38 buses operating on it. The route covers North Karachi Powerhouse, Nagan Chowrangi, Rashid Minhas Road, Drigh Road, Sharea Faisal, Korangi No. 5 and 12000 Road Korangi Crossing. Memon said that at two different locations at the Korangi Crossing, road patchwork is urgently required.
