KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that Red Line (BRT) Corridor is a big and important project of travel facilities for citizens.

Presiding over a meeting with a 15-member delegation of the Asian Development Bank on Tuesday, he said KMC council members wanted the completion of this project as soon as possible. In view of the difficulties of the citizens, the speed of work on the project should be increased, he said, adding that millions of citizens of Karachi will benefit from the completion of this project.

Municipal Commissioner Syed Afzal Zaidi, Najmi Alam, Mayor Karachi’s Representative for Political Affairs Karamullah Waqasi and Deputy Parliamentary Leader Dil Muhammad were also present at the meeting while Asian Development Bank was represented by Trans Coordinator Aanvel Benary, and Investment Specialist Yaxin Yan.

A digital presentation was made regarding the (BRT) project in which it was stated that a joint investment of 503.2 million dollars had been made on the Red Line (BRT) project, as 320,000 passengers will be able to travel by Red Line buses per day. It was told in the meeting that the construction work has been slowed down by the contractor for revision of rates.

Apart from this, according to international rules, pedestrian way and vehicle parking will also be available for the convenience of citizens.

The Red Line project also includes the construction of Bagh Karachi Park on 54 acres of land on Rashid Minhas Road and the construction of a bus depot on 16.2 acres, while a biogas plant will also be installed.

Published in Dawn, December 13th, 2023