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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