COMPLAINS * Pakistan - Public transport system on verge of collapse
Only 700 buses out of the target of 900 are plying 20 out of the 53 allotted routes - PTA inviting private companies to launch buses
Lahore,Pakistan -The Daily Times, by Rana Kashif -5 June 2008: -- The existing public transport system that replaced commuter vans with buses on the verge of collapse because of financial loss said Urban Transport Bus Owners Association President Bashir Sial... District Regional Transport Authority (DRTA) Secretary Munir Ahmed Joiya said, “We realise that the transport system of the city is in poor condition but the situation will be controlled soon”... The system of high occupancy public transport buses was introduced in response to a treaty with the United Nations (UN) to save citizens from environmental pollution caused by the outdated commuters vans... Another reason for introducing private bus companies was the failure of the Punjab Road Transport Company, which cost the government Rs 2.5 billion a year in staff salaries and utility bills only, the official said... The official said that the Transport Department had tried launching 900 buses in the city replacing almost 7,000 commuter vans, but they could only introduce 700 of them, which caused problems for commuters... Acording to the department, around 950,000 commuters travelled by buses every day. The existing transport system could carry only 50 percent of them, the official said... (Video from YouTube, by shahidwaseem - June 24, 2007: "Rash driving by Deawoo 160KM/H" - Rash driving by Deawoo bus service. Speeding upto 160KM/H. From Islamabad to Lahore on motorway )
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