Thursday, April 1, 2010

LTC floats 24 route permits

LAHORE, March 31: The Lahore Transport Company on Wednesday floated 24 urban route permits for private transport owners.

“New and old bus operators can get 24 vacant routes of the city after fulfilling the requisite conditions,” LTC Chairman Tasneem Noorani said at a meeting.

The meeting was informed that General Bus Stand to Maraka, Railway Station to Salamatpura, General Bus Stand to Allama Iqbal Airport, Railway Station to Qilla Sitar Shah, General Bus Stand to Green Town, Railway Station to Rana Town, Allama Iqbal Airport to Model Town Link Road, Railway Station to Judicial Colony, General Bus Stand to Kala Khatai, General Bus Stand to Model Town, Bhaati to Rana Town, General Bus Stand to Chungi Multan Road, Darogawala to Chungi Amar Sidhu, Railway Station to Muridke, Railway Station to Liaquatabad, Railway Station to Altaf Colony, Old Ravi Bridge to Darogawala, Shahdara Town to Shadman Market, Lesco (Defence) to Allama Iqbal Airport, General Bus Stand to Bhudana, Railway Station to Kamonke, General Bus Stand to Kasur and Railway Station to Sharqpur routes would be given to the private sector in a transparent manner.

The chairman said that urban routes were being planned to provide standardised and affordable transport facility to the public.

GM (Operations) Asad Rehman Gillani said that only those buses would be allowed to run on these routes that would meet the fitness criteria.

GM (Enforcement) Fawaduddin Qureshi gave a briefing to the meeting about LTC enforcement.

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