SARGODHA: The Sargodha Urban Transport Authority has been launched here in Sargodha while Commissioner Nadeem Mehboob and Deputy Commissioner Liaqat Hussain Chatha will inaugurate the main terminal on Sillanwali Road on March 17.

Initially, 92 buses will run on major routes with a fare starting at Rs10 while the maximum fare will be Rs20. The Route No 1 terminal will be from Purani Patha Mandi Road to Jhal Chakia via Jhang Morr, Bhatti Town and Chak No 71; the Route No 2 from the main terminal to 49 Tale via Civil Hospital, District Courts, Circuit House, 47 Adda, 47 Pul and Faisalabad Road; the Route No 3 from Main Terminal to Qainchi Morr via Company Bagh ,Trust Plaza, Fatima Jinnah Road, Satellite Town, Chungi No 9 and Aswan Chowk; the Route No 4 from the main terminal to 85 Jhal via Noori Gate, Bakar Mandi, Istaqlalabad and Raza Town; and the Route No 5 from Main Terminal to Bab-i-Sargodha on Lahore Road via Civil Hospital, Trust Plaza, Khayyam Chowk, Shama Chowk, Club Road, Gymkhana Club, University of Sargodha, Chowk Rescue 1122, 47 Adda and Qainchi Morr.

Mr Chattha said that with the passage of time, more buses would be included to the fleet and routes extended. He said that the bus service would not only provide the people an efficient and cheap travel but also curtail illegal rickshaw stands and encroachments as well.

He said that trucks and loaders will be allowed to enter in the city after 9pm while truck stands and cattle markets would be shifted to their specific area. He added the traders of the grain market had also agreed to shift the market to the suburb of the city.

Published in Dawn, March 15th, 2018