The interim Sindh government has presented an ambitious plan to address Karachi’s severe public transport crisis, caused by a shortage of 13,000 buses, as highlighted by the World Bank.
According to the report, the government will launch more projects to improve the city’s transportation infrastructure.
The Sindh Transport Department briefed the Caretaker Provincial Minister of Finance, Revenue, and Planning and Development Muhammad Younus Dagha about the proposed projects.
The World Bank research recommended buying 15,000 buses to create a sustainable citywide public transport system.
Karachi’s public and private sectors run 1,029 buses, including 240 People’s Bus Service buses, 100 BRT buses, and 689 elderly private vehicles. A feasibility study is also ongoing to add 500 new buses to the city’s public transport network.
The interim minister stressed the importance of public-private partnerships in closing Karachi’s transport gap, acknowledging the severity of the situation. He stressed the importance of encouraging competent private transporters to play a larger role in city transportation.
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Start regularizing Kacchi abadis and colonies. Demolish houses to create proper blocks and inroads within these areas so proper utilities, security, water and sewerage and transport can be given to them.
These kachi abadis/illegal settlements pose serious dangers to a city. While outrightly demolishing them may be inhumane, Government can temporarily relocate the population, demolish these kachi abadis to the core, initiate a new reformed master plan, develop nearby infrastructure, construct low cost high rise towers and sell apartments in those towers back to these families at zero interest and low monthly payments(just enough to cover the development/maintainance costs…while ensuring zero profit on govs part)..
While this maybe time consuming and will require a large initial capital but we’ve gotta take a start somewhere(efficiency and speed will gradually increase with time as more and more projects like these are undertaken and completed) else this situation will deteriorate very badly all over Pakistan.
Take loan, buy buses, run on bad roads, buses dies, pay infinite interests.
Well said.
Sindh government means only corruption.