Karachi mass transit project gets new name

[Chakar The Great]

KARACHI:

The Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA) officially announced the name for Karachi’s bus and mass rapid transit system.


Part of the Sindh government’s Mass Transit Master Plan, ‘Karachi Breeze’ was approved by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in May this year after a long deliberation among stakeholders.

The concept behind the name comes from the ease in transport that the BRT will provide to the general public. SMTA Managing Director Muhammad Athar said, “As the cool evening sea breeze of our metropolitan city offers relief from the heat, Karachi Breeze will enable commuters to ‘breeze’ past congestion.”

A Karachi rapid transport project in limbo

In Karachi, most people travel in private vehicles, including cars and motorcycles. According to research conducted on behalf of the Karachi BRT project, private vehicles account for 84% of the total traffic mix but carry only 54% of commuters. In contrast, public transport accounts for only 3% of all vehicles but transports about 34% of all commuters.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 31st, 2018.

 

[TheNoob]

Seriously. If they only restarted the Circular Railway, they'd save HELL alot more money for gods sake.

 

[Crystal-Clear]

Seriously. If they only restarted the Circular Railway, they'd save HELL alot more money for gods sake.

tracks ?? on few places tracks are buried under roads .

 

[Sugarcane]

Good news for Karachi, The new name will be big relief for Karachities. Enjoy the Breeze

 

[FuturePAF]

What's in a name, for a public transport by any other name would move as swift

 

[TheNoob]

tracks ?? on few places tracks are buried under roads .

Due to the speed limit.
Theres an endless supply of tracks to fix and repair what we have.

Mainline tracks are always replaced after a certain period of time, and they can either be recycled or used in less priority or low speed requirements.

 

[Syed1.]

That's all PPP can do after 10 years of governance, just change the name of project that is only on paper. Mashallah zinda hai Bhutto zinda hai.

 

[Thorough Pro]

Sindh has the most lazy, corrupt, and incompetent leadership ever. They should all be buried alive in moen-jo-daro