LAHORE
THE Lahore Transport Company (LTC) is strengthening the role of private transport sector in the city.
The private sector is taking keen interest in the purchase of 300 new buses for Lahore. A state-of-the-art transport related infrastructure will be established soon in the city.
According to a press release issued on Thursday, the LTC Chairman said this while presiding over a meeting of the board of directors here on Thursday. Board members Ahsan Chughtai, Javed Masood, Meher Ishtiaq Ahmed, Secretary Transport Muhammad Yousaf and Traffic Police SSP Muhammad Azhar Akram participated in the meeting.
LTC GM Operation Asad Gillani, GM Enforcement Fawad Qureshi, GM Finance Adnan Mudassar, Manager Operation Asfand Yar, Deputy Manager Planning Huma Daha were also present. LTC Chairman Tasneem Noorani said that a transparent procedure had been adopted for the purchase of 300 buses. He said that in response to advertisement in major news papers, a number of credible private transport companies had shown interest in investing in urban transport project initiated by the LTC. He said that a driving school and vehicle fitness centre of international standards would be set up in the city. He said that international institutions were also extending cooperation in reforming the transport system of Lahore.
He said the LTC had established 10 bus-shelters on the B9 Route from railway station to Kahna. These shelters have been built in Garden Town, Model Town, railway crossing, Main Bazaar Ismail Nagar, Chungi Amar Sadhu, Qaddafi Stadium, Children Hospital and Ghazi Road bus stops. Such bus shelters will also be built in other parts of the city. He said the LTC was planning to provide air-conditioned coasters at Model Town and Defence as a pilot project to minimise unnecessary use of cars. It would give help reduce traffic congestion in the city.
He said that private sector had also shown avid interest in the project of air conditioned vans in this pilot project.
Deputy Manager Planning Huma Daha briefed the meeting on the survey conducted for the Defence and Model Town pilot projects. Manager Operations Asfand Yar briefed the meeting on the measures taken for transport related infrastructure in the provincial metropolitan.
THE Lahore Transport Company (LTC) is strengthening the role of private transport sector in the city.
The private sector is taking keen interest in the purchase of 300 new buses for Lahore. A state-of-the-art transport related infrastructure will be established soon in the city.
According to a press release issued on Thursday, the LTC Chairman said this while presiding over a meeting of the board of directors here on Thursday. Board members Ahsan Chughtai, Javed Masood, Meher Ishtiaq Ahmed, Secretary Transport Muhammad Yousaf and Traffic Police SSP Muhammad Azhar Akram participated in the meeting.
LTC GM Operation Asad Gillani, GM Enforcement Fawad Qureshi, GM Finance Adnan Mudassar, Manager Operation Asfand Yar, Deputy Manager Planning Huma Daha were also present. LTC Chairman Tasneem Noorani said that a transparent procedure had been adopted for the purchase of 300 buses. He said that in response to advertisement in major news papers, a number of credible private transport companies had shown interest in investing in urban transport project initiated by the LTC. He said that a driving school and vehicle fitness centre of international standards would be set up in the city. He said that international institutions were also extending cooperation in reforming the transport system of Lahore.
He said the LTC had established 10 bus-shelters on the B9 Route from railway station to Kahna. These shelters have been built in Garden Town, Model Town, railway crossing, Main Bazaar Ismail Nagar, Chungi Amar Sadhu, Qaddafi Stadium, Children Hospital and Ghazi Road bus stops. Such bus shelters will also be built in other parts of the city. He said the LTC was planning to provide air-conditioned coasters at Model Town and Defence as a pilot project to minimise unnecessary use of cars. It would give help reduce traffic congestion in the city.
He said that private sector had also shown avid interest in the project of air conditioned vans in this pilot project.
Deputy Manager Planning Huma Daha briefed the meeting on the survey conducted for the Defence and Model Town pilot projects. Manager Operations Asfand Yar briefed the meeting on the measures taken for transport related infrastructure in the provincial metropolitan.
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