THE previous PTI government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa led by the then chief minister Pervez Khattak launched the Peshawar bus rapid transit (BRT) project on Oct 20, 2017, claiming that it would be completed within six month.

The project, however, is still to be completed. This has increased its cost from Rs49million to Rs69million owing to the frequent changes in its design.

The project has no proper drainage system and because of this there is overflowing sewage on the road in normal days, especially during rain. This is causing problems for the smooth flow of traffic and to pedestrians. I urge the authorities concerned to visit and recheck the drainage capacity and choked manholes and construct new ones.

Bilal Shabbir
Islamabad

Published in Dawn, March 17th, 2020