KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet has approved the National Energy and Transport Corporation (NETC) to operate 8,000 electric buses.
The cabinet meeting, chaired by the Sindh Chief Minister, reviewed important development projects. The cabinet approved the exemption of the K-4 project from SRB tax at the request of WAPDA.
The plan to operate 100 electric buses was also discussed in the meeting. The cabinet was informed that 500 buses will be operated in the first phase, 5,000 buses in the second phase, and 4,000 to 6,000 buses in the third phase. However, the cabinet approved the operation of 8,000 electric buses.
The meeting approved Rs. 500 million for the Hyderabad Development Authority. The cabinet was informed that a 105-kilometer railway line will be laid from Thar Coalfield Islamkot to Chhor and a 9-kilometer railway line will be laid from Bin Qasim to Port Qasim.
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