Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Metro Bus Service aimed at providing better facilities of transportation to the masses of the province has a cost below Rs 27 billion, the estimated cost of the project.
Talking to reporters in the Punjab Assembly Press Gallery, Shahbaz said some mafias who, through bogus and ghost development projects, earn billions of black money were perturbed due to the transparent nature Metro Bus Service project. Shahbaz said the amount saved from the mega project would be spent on intra-city train service which would further facilitate the commuters.
He further said that after the completion of Metro Bus Project, the critics would realise their faults and understand importance of the project.
He said a visit to Metro Bus Project for journalists would be organised soon where they would be briefed about the project and they would observe the mega project.
The chief minister also assured the journalists to resolve problems faced by them on priority basis.
He said a committee headed by Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has been constituted to resolve their problems.
Metro Bus Project cheaper than expected Rs 27 billion: Shahbaz
