KARACHI: The World Bank will conduct a survey for betterment of the public transport system in Karachi and in this regard a high-powered delegation called on the Sindh Transport Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, here on Wednesday.
Talking to the delegation, Nasir Shah said that the government of Sindh has planned to improve the public transport system throughout the Sindh province, especially Karachi with the help of World Bank. In this regard, many development projects in the transport sector have been initiated on modern lines to facilitate the commuters of Karachi.
The four-member delegation of World Bank was led by Jaffar Fria. The other members were Said Dahdah, Thierry Desclos and Hassan Afzal Zaidi.
The delegation appraised the ninister that in connection to the idea floated by the Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah to improve the public transport system of Karachi, the WB will conduct a survey for betterment of the existing system.
Syed Nasir Hussain Shah told the delegation that the government of Sindh has already been working on green line, orange line (renamed in memory of renowned social worker, late Abdul Sattar Edhi), blue, yellow and red lines to provide better transport facilities to the people of Karachi.
He extended full support and cooperation to the World Bank and hoped that their project would be launched very soon so that people of Karachi could get a relief in the form of a better transport system.
He suggested that the WB experts should visit Karachi and other parts of province for finalising the proposed project.
He directed the secretary transport and mass transit DG to coordinate and facilitate them in every aspect of the proposed project.
During the two-week visit, the WB delegation will visit and hold meetings with senior officials of the government of Sindh, Karachi mayor; later they will meet Sindh CM as well.
The WB experts will focus on bus rapid transport (BRT) and its allied bus routes to improve the traffic signals and public transport with its investment, technical and social support in transport sector.
