Transport Master Plan 2030: KMC

Keep making plans ..... from 2020, now its 2030 ......... suffering of the commuters will keep growing 
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KARACHI: Administrator, Karachi Municipal Corporation, Muhammad Hussain Syed has underlined the need of coordinated measures to solve transport problems in the mega city.

According to a statement issued here Tuesday, this he said in meeting with a delegation of Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).

He said that the city administration is working on Transport Master Plan 2030, which was prepared in collaboration with JICA to improve transport system.

He said that the project, which kicked off last year, is currently in planning stage. Planning is divided in two phases and the work on Phase-I would be completed by the end of June this year. The second phase will further take two years to complete.

He said a Bus Transit System (BTS) or a Rail Transit System (RTS) or a combination of both is being planned for the city.

A detailed study concerning the site of the project is being carried out by a consultancy team from Japan and Pakistan at different corridors of the metropolis.

He hoped that after completion of these projects, transport problems of the city will be resolved and people will get better transport facilities.