Terminals for 300 electric buses to be built in City

LAHORE:Senior Member of the Punjab Board of Revenue Nabeel Javed has said a depot for over 300 electric buses will be constructed near Thokar Niaz Baig while terminals for electric buses will also be established in Ichhra, Model Town and Cantonment.

He said this while chairing a meeting here on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Colonies Member Abdul Waheed Malik, Secretary Transport Ahmad Javed Qazi, Additional Secretary Mass Transit Authority Ayesha Mumtaz, ADC (Revenue) Lahore Habib Butt, and MD Mass Transit Authority Kanwar Anwar Ali.

During the meeting, SMBR Nabeel Javed announced that the Punjab Board of Revenue has allocated 41 kanals of land in Faisalabad for the construction of a depot for electric buses.

Additionally, a letter has been issued to the Transport Department for the allocation of 99 kanals of land in Bahawalpur for establishing an electric bus terminal and depot. In line with the vision of the CM, efforts are being made to provide affordable and environmentally friendly transport for the travellers.

Depots and terminals for electric buses are being set up in Dera Adda, General Bus Stand Multan, and Rawalpindi. The process of providing land for these facilities is nearing completion to ensure that the public can benefit from enhanced travel services.