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Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said that the government is endeavouring for raising the living standard of masses and an organised programme for the provision of a modern public transport system and other services to the people has been initiated with the collaboration of international companies.
He said that government has introduced meaningful reforms in education, health, public transport and other sectors for the benefit of the people. He said that empowerment and easy access of the common man to government resources is essential for changing the destiny of the country.
He was presiding over a meeting to review the pace of progress of the projects of bus rapid transit system and intelligent transport system here on Friday. Chairman Lahore Transport Company Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan, Member Provincial Assembly Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmad, Chairman Planning and Development, Secretaries of Transport and Finance, DG LDA and representatives of NLC and NESPAK attended the meeting.
The Chief Minister said that public welfare projects are the best form of investment as they provide relief to the common man. He said that bus rapid transit system, which is fast and economical, has been designed with an eye on the transport needs of the future. He said that this bus service will not result in traffic jams and also save the time of the citizens. He said that a bus will be available to the passengers after every minute on the 32-km long route from Shahdra to Kahna.
He directed that besides bus rapid transit system, parking plazas should also be constructed at suitable places for the convenience of the people and business community. He said that intelligent transport system has been devised to meet the transport needs of the 21st century. He said that this state-of-the-art computerised system will help streamline traffic in the provincial metropolis as well as provision of timely assistance in case of any accident or emergency. He directed that best human resource should be developed for operating this traffic control system.
The meeting was informed that development work is speedily in progress on the bus rapid transit system from Kahna to Kalma Chowk while planning has been made for the construction of 11-km long track from Shahdra to Kalma Chowk in the next phase. The Chief Minister also issued instructions for setting up a sub-committee for timely completion of the project. The committee will take measures for removing the hurdles in the execution of this public-welfare project.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2012

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