KARACHI: Urban bus operators issues to be resolved
KARACHI, Aug 2: Chairman, transport committee of the city district government Karachi, Nadim Hidayat Hashmi, said on Wednesday that all the genuine issues of the bus operators would be resolved.
He said this while presiding over a meeting of CDGK's Transport and Communications department held at civic centre here.
The meeting reviewed the problems being faced by the Urban Transport Scheme bus operators.
The UTS Bus Operators Association asked the CDGK to provide a bus depot to the UTS bus operators. "Subsidy and compensation for the burnt busses should be soon given to the bus operators", they demanded.
The meeting was informed that the transport and communications department had sent all cases of subsidy for the burnt buses to the Sindh government for approval and release of funds.
EDO Transport Mohammad Athar said work for provision of a bus depot to the UTS was in process as per directives of the city nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal.
Chairman, Transport Committee, Nasim Hashmi, directed the UTS bus operators to complete the documents of buses, including route permits, fitness certificate and registration books.
He also directed them to increase the number of buses in the city.
He informed the meeting that the CDGK had been making efforts to provide better travelling facilities to the citizens.
EDO Transport Mohammad Athar, Secretary RTA Shamim Akhtar, District Officer Public Transport Management Operation Qazi Abdul Qadir, President UTS Bus Operators Association Rana Munir Ahmed and others were also present.—PPI
