Provincial Minister for Transport Ibrahim Hassan Murad paid a visit to the Lahore Metro Bus Service and reviewed the facilities for passengers.
He bought a ticket like an ordinary citizen and travelled by a metro bus, and expressed displeasure over non-functioning air-conditioner as well as poor cleanliness conditions in the bus. He ordered for immediate improvement and asked the Mass Transit Authority to solve problems of people travelling by metro bus.
While travelling in the bus he also asked riders about their problems. Ibrahim Murad said that if the air-conditioner did not work, what was the difference between an ordinary bus and metro. He warned that action would be taken against whoever was responsible for lack of facilities in the metro bus service.
Caretaker provincial minister reiterated that provision of facilities to people would be ensured as per the vision of the chief minister.
Punjab Minister for Transport Ibrahim Hassan Murad also directed that the project of electric buses should be progressed swiftly saying the eco-friendly transport would help protecting environment besides providing latest commuting facility.
Ibrahim Murad said that the officers of the Transport department should travel occasionally on mass transport so that they could find out the grievances of the citizens regarding public transport.
Environment friendly electric buses with cost of Rs 3400 million would be operated in Punjab, he said.
The Secretary said that the Transport Department had constructed 200 shelters at various bus stops recently.
Usman Ali said that work was also underway on the Punjab Digital Transport Governance Project at a cost of Rs 127 million.
Transport Minister Ibrahim Hasan Murad said that on Eid-ul-Azha, the fares fixed at the bus stations should be implemented and steps should be taken to resolve the complaints of the passengers.
