Lahore (Pakistan news) Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has decided to introduce Electric bike scheme for students on easiest installments.
According to the private TV channel “Express News”, an important meeting of the Transport and Mass Transit Department was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, in which a detailed briefing was given on the promotion of eco-friendly transport in Punjab, electric buses, e-taxis, e-bikes, e-three wheelers, mass transit projects and manufacturing industry.
The biggest revolution in eco-friendly transportation has come across Punjab, when more electric buses, e-taxis, e-bikes and e-three wheelers should be introduced simultaneously to promote green transport. In 5 years, 5,000 electric buses will be deployed to serve the people of Punjab.
Thanks to the business-friendly policies of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, Punjab has also crossed the milestone of establishing the manufacturing industry of electric buses.
The assembly plant has started assembling electric buses in Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that Punjab is no longer just running buses, it is also making buses. The establishment of a new manufacturing industry in Punjab is an honor.
He again decided to introduce e-bikes for young students on the easiest installments. Students will be given 1 lakh e-bikes in 1 year. The Punjab government will give a subsidy of Rs 70,000 on each e-bike. Young students will have to make a down payment of Rs 14,000 to acquire an e-bike. Young students will have to pay only Rs 2,100 in monthly interest-free installments.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has given great news for the daughters of Punjab, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz herself will make the down payment and registration fee of the e-bikes of the female students.
Female students will have to pay only Rs 2,100 in interest-free easy installments to acquire Electric bike under the scheme. Punjab government employees will also be able to get e-bikes on easy installments.
1500 buses will be operated in 91 tehsils of Gujranwala, Gujrat, Rawalpindi, Multan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, DG Khan, Faisalabad and Sargodha divisions. In the first phase, 1500 buses will be operated in 91 tehsils of Punjab.
PC-1 was approved for the purchase of 1500 electric buses at the tehsil level. The meeting was briefed on electric buses, Gujranwala and Faisalabad mass transit, e-taxis, Lahore SRT, electric bikes, command control center and Murree glass train.
Work on Shahkar mass transit system in Faisalabad and Gujranwala is progressing rapidly. A detailed progress report was presented on Gujranwala and Faisalabad mass transit.
400 active buses in Punjab districts will soon be electric 212 more buses in districts, 100 more buses in 28 districts, ready for inauguration on July 10, while 61 buses were ordered to be launched immediately.
15 in Jhang, 9 in Kabirwala, 9 in Bhakkar, 9 in Attock, 9 in Mandi, 9 in Hafizabad, 9 in Chiniot, 9 in Layyah, 9 in Okara and 9 in Sialkot were also ordered to be made functional immediately. 189 new electric buses ready for soft launching in different districts, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz hinted at online inauguration. Another 112 buses have reached Gujranwala, Gujarat, Sheikhupura, Multan, Murree, Vehari, Kasur, Lodhran, Nankana and Narowal, will start running from July 25.
Another 488 buses will be sent to Punjab from Chinese port on July 20. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz also ordered the immediate dispatch of electric bus launches in Kot Addo, Tala Gang and Taunsa Sharif. Orders were given to run buses in Vehari and Lodhran, while the number of electric buses in Vehari, Lodhran and Nankana was directed to be increased.
Wherever there are less than 15 buses, more buses should be sent, there should be at least 15, 15 buses, Maryam Nawaz Sharif. Electric buses have also been brought to Punjab, manufacturing industry has also been brought.
Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was presented with pictorial evidence and videos on the progress of the Gujranwala and Faisalabad mass transit system.
One more station was added on the 19.5 km route of Gujranwala mass transit, taking the total number to 25. Barricading, diversions and pile work on the Gujranwala mass transit service are in full swing.
Work on Gakhar Mandi, Aimanabad underpasses and stations is already fast, briefing. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was presented with visual evidence of the work underway at 25 stations of Gujranwala Mass Transit.
It was informed in the briefing that work is ongoing on Gujranwala Mass Transit System in three shifts, the relocation of trees is being ensured, the entire system around the Gujranwala Mass Transit project will be upgraded, work is progressing rapidly on the 20.3 km route of Faisalabad Mass Transit System, Faisalabad Mass Transit System will consist of 21 bus stations.
Bus depots will be established at Faisal Town and Airport Chowk Faisalabad, work on grade section has started in Faisalabad, work is also fast on the elevated section, road from Airport to Jhumra, elevated work has also been started.