ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has successfully introduced up to 30 electric buses to Islamabad.
According to Media Report , 30 out of 160 electric buses have reached Islamabad. They have been shifted to Jinnah Convention Center, charging point.
Initially, these 30 buses will operate on two routes. The first route will begin at NUST and conclude at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), passing through G-11 Markaz, G-10 Markaz, G-9 Markaz, and G-8 Markaz. “The first route will include 13 stops, with a bus arriving at each stop every 10 minutes,” said the CDA spokesperson.
“The second route will start from Pims and conclude at Bari Imam after passing through G-7, G-6, Melody, Abpara, Ataturk Road, Serena Hotel, Foreign Office, Radio Pakistan, Diplomatic Enclave,” he said.
Replying to a question, he said that the service will remain operational from 6am to 10pm.
“On the instructions of the CDA chairman, a procedure will also be devised to give subsidy to the deserving peoples, including disabled persons, students and others,” he said.
Meanwhile, CDA Chairman Mohammad Ali Randhawa visited Sector E-12 on Wednesday. Other officers of CDA accompanied the Chairman during his visit.
Mr Randhawa while listening to the problems of the affectees and allottees of the sector directed that the One Window in Sector E-12 should be made operational immediately so that the allotment letters of the plots can be issued to the real victims of the sector through the One Window established in the sector.
CDA chairman further directed the city managers to complete development works in the sector and to retrieve government land from the illegal occupants. He directed to complete development work of sector E-12 within three months.
He further directed to carry out third party validation of the development works in Sector E-12. Chairman CDA said that payments would be made after third party validation of the development works.
He further said that any kind of deficiency in the quality of development works will not be tolerated.
