CM inaugurates Multan electric bus service
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif inaugurated the electric bus service in Multan and boarded an electric bus from the e-bus stop established at Agro Mall on Shujaabad Road. She travelled by electric bus to the venue of a ceremony at Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture. The Chief Minister received a warm public welcome on Old Shujaabad Road, where thousands of children,…
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif launched an electric bus service in Multan and personally rode an electric bus from Agro Mall on Shujaabad Road to a ceremony at Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture. The Chief Minister was greeted warmly by thousands of people lining Old Shujaabad Road, including children, youth, students, and the elderly.
Rose petals rained down on her vehicle, while children walked alongside it carrying flowers and pictures. Nawaz Sharif officially launched the e-bus project digitally and received continued enthusiastic support as she arrived at the ceremony venue.
Provincial Transport Minister Bilal Akbar provided an overview of the e-bus project. For the first phase, 45 electric buses will operate in Multan, following routes from Vehari Chowk to Nishtar Hospital, Ghanta Ghar to Ibn-e-Sina Hospital, Dera Adda via DHA, Women University to the e-Khidmat Centre, Chungi No. 9 to Nag Shah, and from NADRA Abad Phatak to Qasim Bela and Ghanta Ghar to Qadirpur Raan.
In total, 160 electric buses will operate in various locations across Multan Division, with a total of 205 electric buses operating across the entire division by the end of the first phase.
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