CDGK TO PURCHASE 26 FIRE TENDERS

The City District Government Karachi (CDGK) is planning to purchase 26 fire tenders and two water bowsers, Municipal Services Executive District Officer (EDO) Masood Alam told The News on Friday.

Alam said that tenders were invited for this purchase about a week ago, and a number of companies related to the fire tenders business participated in the process. He said that 14 fire tenders would be purchased with Asian Development Bank (ADB) funding, while 12 fire tenders would be purchased with CDGK funding. He said that the average price of one fire tender is around Rs7 million, and thus, approximately Rs182 would be required to purchase the 26 fire tenders.

The EDO maintained that shortly after technical evaluation of the bids, purchase orders would be placed with successful companies. He said that it would take three to four months to induct the new fire tenders in the fleet of the city government; however, this time frame would start once order are placed and other necessary formalities are fulfilled.

Alam said that apart from these new tenders, 26 fire tenders are being refurbished at a workshop. Once the new tenders are inducted and the old ones successfully refurbished, the strength of the fleet would enhance to above eighty.

CNG BUS ROUTE-III INAUGURATED

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City govt. on Friday stated that the card system has now been setup on the CNG bus service. The new cards of 50 and 100 rupees are now available at common shops and CNG bus booths. Despite facing a loss of Rs75 million annually in the CNG bus service the City Government has managed to continue the service for the citizens. It was also stated that so far 75 buses are running on different routes in the city while 20 more buses per month will be added.

The City Nazim expressed these views after the inauguration of a new route for the CNG bus, namely route-III and the new bus terminal at Gulshan-e-Zia, Orangi near the Northern Bypass. A Large number of people including MNAs, MPAs, the town nazim of Orangi and SITE were also present on these occasions.

He also said that four years ago the federal government had allocated Rs5 billion for the CNG bus project in Karachi and the city government had also sent the PC-I for this, three years ago, but not a penny was received nor any progress was made for the mass transit project.

He said that the City Government has introduced a new system of e-ticketing for this bus service and henceforth this system will be used for all the new buses in the city. The City Nazim said that the bus service is aimed to provide the most convenient and affordable transport system for the citizens of Karachi.

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MQM PUNJAB CONVENTION ON 14 FEBRUARY

MQM Punjab Convention will be held in Lahore at Minar-e-Pakistan on 14 February, 2010. Mr. Altaf Hussain, Chief of MQM will address the convention. It is expected that his address will be of historic significance which will bring immense changes in the politics of Punjab as well as Pakistan that may change the whole scenarion of the country's politics.

According to the news the announcement has been warmly welcome in Punjab and MQM is receiving telephone calls from the people of Punjab who have been waiting for long for this occasion.

Details are coming...

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