Commissioner Multan reviews metro bus service project: report to be submitted to chief minister tomorrow

Commissioner Multan Captain Asadullah Khan (Retd) while reviewing the metro bus service project has said that "we are collecting the public opinion on this project and a comprehensive report would be submitted to Punjab Chief Minister Shabaz Sharif on August 8."
Briefing the member of executive body of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) including MCCI President Khawaja Muhammad Usman along with DCO Multan Zahid Saleem Gondal and Director Development Dr Muhammad Aslam, the Commissioner said that the cost of the metro bus project is likely to be increased from 32 billion rupees to 39.5 billion rupees. He said the project cost will be equally shared by the federal and the Punjab governments. The Punjab government has already allocated 19.5 billion rupees for the portion of the project in Multan.
He said that tenders would be invited from international firms so that good quality work could be done at site. Majority of the participants opposed this project describing it mere wastage of huge funds. They said that there is dire need of completion of sewerage and sanitation project which requires 15 billion rupees in Multan. President of United Citizens Alliance Tariq Naeem-ullah Khan said that government should allocate 40 billion rupees for development schemes of Multan instead of metro bus project. MCCI president and Vice President Syed Iftikhar Ali Shah said the government should not neglect the opinion of the masses. DCO Multan said Multan-Faisalabad motorway would be completed soon. He said that work on this project would begin in current months and will continue with full enthusiasm until its completion.