Minister for Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has announced that the Sindh government has resumed work on the BRT Red Line project.
The provincial minister announced this during a visit to the Red Line site. He explained that the project’s delay was due to the necessary relocation of utility services, but assured that the provincial government would prevent any further delays in its execution.
Responding to a question, the Transport Minister admitted that the expenses related to infrastructure development for buses often exceed the actual cost of the buses themselves.
Memon also acknowledged the hurdles faced in running the People’s Bus Service, particularly due to electricity load shedding by K-Electric. He revealed that they are discussing with the power company to address these issues.
It is requested to please start a bus route from Sharah e Faisal to Light House/ Bolton Market via Numaish. There are 3 Redline Bus Routes from Sharah e Faisal to Tower , but none passes from Numaish onwards on M.A.Jinnah Road. It’s extremely difficult to commute from Sharah e Faisal to anywhere on M.A.Jinnah Road, such as Ali Raza Imam Bargah, 7 Day Hospital, Tibet Centre, Civil Hospital, Jama Cloth, Bolton Market, Light House, Jama Cloth, many schools and educational centres etc, all of which are very important business and otherwise crucial public places. There’s only 1 coach i.e. Marwat which goes on this route from Sharah e Faisal to anywhere on M.A.Jinnah Road. Being just one, it’s mostly full with passengers hanging on it, and if missed, on has to wait for another 15-20 minutes till another arrives which is a complete waste of time on the part of the working class who are expected to reach their workplaces on time! Sindh Government must look into this grave situation and solve it at its earliest. Thank you.