CM Maryam Inaugurates Electric Bus Service In Multan
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated the electric bus service in Multan, formally launching a project to provide modern and environment-friendly public transport facilities to citizens.
She boarded an electric bus from the e-bus stop at Agro Mall on Shujaabad Road and traveled to Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture, where a ceremony was held. She received a warm welcome from thousands of children, youth, students, and elderly people along Old Shujaabad Road, while rose petals were showered on her vehicle, and children carrying flowers and pictures of her walked alongside.
Provincial Transport Minister Bilal Akbar briefed the gathering about the project. In the initial phase, 45 electric buses will operate on routes including:
- Vehari Chowk - Nishtar Hospital
- Ghanta Ghar - Ibn-e-Sina Hospital
- Dera Adda via DHA - Women University - e-Khidmat Centre
- Chungi No. 9 - Nag Shah - NADRA Abad Phatak
- Vehari Chowk and Qasim Bela
- Ghanta Ghar and Qadirpur Raan
Overall, 160 electric buses will operate in various cities and areas of the Multan division in the first phase, with a total of 205 buses eventually operating across the division.