Lahore To Get Buses from Chinese Company

[Omar1984]

New bus service for Lahorites to be launched today

Published: June 28, 2009

LAHORE - In the provincial metropolis a new bus service is being inaugurated in the City today (28th June) while an agreement is also being made with a Chinese company for getting air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned CNG buses.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif stated this after a briefing given by Chinese Company, Yunma Aircraft Manufacturing Company regarding provision of buses at Chief Minister’s Secretariat, here on Saturday. MPA Hafiz Mian Nauman, Chairman Taskforce Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan, Secretary Transport and Finance, Chairman Lahore Transport Company Tasneem Norani, DIG Traffic and concerned officers were also present on the occasion.
The Chief Minister said a comprehensive system has been evolved for provision of better transport facilities to the people in big cities of the province and for this purpose, subsidy is also being given to the operators. He asked the representatives of Chinese Company to provide and operate the buses. He said such fare should be fixed for these buses as would be affordable by the commuters. He said the company should also construct separate lanes for the buses. He said he will feel pleasure by signing a memorandum of understanding between Punjab and Chinese company for providing better transport facilities and it is best opportunity of investment for Chinese company, which will result in further expansion of cooperation between Punjab and China.
He said half of the buses being provided to Punjab should be air-conditioned. He said Punjab government would provide all possible facilities to the Chinese company. Earlier, Secretary Transport while giving details about Chinese company informed that company will provide 2000 CNG buses in different phases and an agreement is being finalised with the company in this regard. He informed that under the agreement, the company would provide 700 buses during September to December this year while 500 buses to be provided during January to June 2010.
Similarly, 500 buses would be received during July to December 2010 and 300 buses between January to March 2011. He said company would also set up five CNG stations for these buses.
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting on installation of water filtration plants under Clean Drinking Water For All Programme in Punjab sponsored mainly by the Federal Government. Federal Secretary for Special Initiatives, Shafqat Hussain Naghmi gave a detailed briefing regarding potable water project in the province.


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[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

2000 buses, and obviously as we go forward the associated repairs, maintenance and replacements through wear and tear ..

But I don't see any word about local production here, which would have been preferable given the size of the contract and future demand ..

 

[Comet]

We need to have local plants and local manufacturing..... It essencial to our survival. 2000 Buses here and 8000 in Karachi. My God, Pakistan can sign a ToT and make those buses locally. What the hell our leaders thinking???

 

[mhacsan]

any body got pics? plus point of TOT is very important, but iguess fouces is on Under gorund tunnel- railway network system. lets see how it turns out to be.

 

[ajpirzada]

30 new CNG buses inaugurated in Lahore
Updated at: 1710 PST, Sunday, June 28, 2009
LAHORE: As many as 30 CNG buses received from China have been formally inaugurated Sunday in Lahore.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said at least 2000 CNG buses would be run in Lahore to purge the city of pollution; however, underground Metro train would be run in collaboration with Iran and China.

The CM Sharif inaugurated new CNG buses and 23 diesel buses at CM House situated at 7 Club Road. Later on, riding on two buses, Shahbaz along with other people came out at 90 Quad-e-Azam Road.

The CM said the similar CNG buses would be buses also in Multan, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, Sargodha and Sialkot in collaboration with China.

A Chinese representative said on the occasion that 700 CNG buses will start plying by December 2009, adding nine Chinese companies will run 2000 buses.
30 new CNG buses inaugurated in Lahore - GEO.tv


glad we have finally got them. im hearin about this for last 2 yrs. we really need to transform our public transport system. espacially in karachi

 

[Omar1984]

any body got pics? plus point of TOT is very important, but iguess fouces is on Under gorund tunnel- railway network system. lets see how it turns out to be.

 

[Rafael]

30 new CNG buses inaugurated in Lahore
Updated at: 1710 PST, Sunday, June 28, 2009
LAHORE: As many as 30 CNG buses received from China have been formally inaugurated Sunday in Lahore.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said at least 2000 CNG buses would be run in Lahore to purge the city of pollution; however, underground Metro train would be run in collaboration with Iran and China.

The CM Sharif inaugurated new CNG buses and 23 diesel buses at CM House situated at 7 Club Road. Later on, riding on two buses, Shahbaz along with other people came out at 90 Quad-e-Azam Road.

The CM said the similar CNG buses would be buses also in Multan, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, Sargodha and Sialkot in collaboration with China.

A Chinese representative said on the occasion that 700 CNG buses will start plying by December 2009, adding nine Chinese companies will run 2000 buses.
30 new CNG buses inaugurated in Lahore - GEO.tv


glad we have finally got them. im hearin about this for last 2 yrs. we really need to transform our public transport system. espacially in karachi

No Faisalabad?

 

[Skywalker]

We need to have local plants and local manufacturing..... It essencial to our survival. 2000 Buses here and 8000 in Karachi. My God, Pakistan can sign a ToT and make those buses locally. What the hell our leaders thinking???

They are only thinking about their rishwat.

 

[2008nnd]

i think pakistan should focus more on his own bus industry , and support his own national industry more!