The decision appeared to be a breath freshener for the commuters, who are still compelled to travel by the smoke-emitting buses having their health vulnerable to the hazardous impacts of anti-environment means of transportation.
Talking to Business Recorder on Saturday Malik Zaheer-ul-Islam, Executive District Officer (EDO), Mass Transit said that due to increase in the prices of petrol and diesel in the international market, transport sector was under tremendous pressure to maintain the service. However, old diesel buses, plying on the roads in the country without proper maintenance, are badly damaging the environment in almost every city especially in the metropolis, where people are being affected by contaminated air, which is the root cause of several diseases, he observed.
In order to address the fuel price issues and environmental degradation, the import of CNG buses needs to be encouraged.
Commenting on it, he said that the decision was also aimed to encourage the private sector to take part and commence the project successfully.
He said that the decision would positively affect on the expenditures of CNG bus service and hoped that it would noticeably reduce, which enable commuters to travel in the environment friendly transport service at affordable fare-rates.
Malik said that Karachiities would be entertained by CNG buses in first phase and added that the extension of CNG bus service would be based on result of its success.
He said that the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) is striving to commence the project, soon. For the purpose, Request for Proposals (RfPs) would again get published in the newspapers.
The Sindh government and CDGK are jointly working on the project, while the Federal government has also shown keen interest and will thoroughly watch the whole process of the project, he concluded.
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