The minister
said that tender for buses has been issued and 100 buses for Green and Orange Lines
will arrive by the end of September or October 2021.
Rejecting the
statement made by Planning Minister Asad Umar regarding operational of the
Green Line BRT project by August this year, Awais Qadir said that the federal
minister knows nothing about the project as buses will not arrive before
October.
"Federal
government should procure more buses as 80 buses for Green Line BRT project are
not enough,"
It should be noted that while the federal government initiated the Green Line project, the Orange Line is supposed to be a Sindh government scheme. Under the original arrangements, the Centre was only responsible for developing the route for the Green Line, while the Sindh government was to procure buses and rub operations for both the Green and Orange lines.
