LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that environment friendly hybrid buses will be operated in the provincial capital.
“Purchase of 300 hybrid buses has been approved in first phase, for which as many as 200 new bus stops would be set up in Lahore to facilitate commuters. Overall 513 hybrid buses would be operated in Lahore,” Punjab Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi informed while presiding over the meeting of Masstransit Authority here on Sunday.
The CM directed the authorities to allot seats for women, blind and differently abled persons in the buses and added that seats should be near to the doors of the buses to facilitate differently abled persons in a proper manner.
He also directed to set up new bus stops in the city and added that routes of the new buses should be determined keeping in view the timings of students of the educational institutions.
Masstransit Authority would run hybrid buses with the cooperation of private operators.
CM also gave approval to construct offices of Masstransit Authority in Dera Gujran while auction policy of the authority was approved as well.
Transport secretary and other officers were also attended the meeting.
Terrorist attack in Lakki Marwat condemned
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi condemned a terrorist attack on a police station in Lakki Marwat area, on Sunday.
He expressed his deep sense of sorrow over the martyrdom of four police personnel and expressed his heartfelt sympathy and grief with the heirs of the personnel. The chief minister prayed for early recovery of the injured police personnel.
The CM said the martyred police personnel laid down their lives during performance of their duties.
