Metro RWP Failure, Big Loss and Only Half of Buses being used

[xiaahmad]

Half of metro bus fleet unutilised in twin cities

RAWALPINDI: Only 35 metro buses are operating between the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, while the other half are still parked at the bus depot, due to a lukewarm response from commuters.
The Punjab government procured 68 metro buses to run between Rawalpindi and Islamabad, on a route that cost Rs44.8 billion to construct. The project is considered one of the most expensive in the country.

A senior official from the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) told Dawn that less than 30 buses were operating on the metro bus route due to a lack of passengers.
He said that 80,000 passengers, on average, use the service to commute between the twin cities daily, despite the government’s claim that 150,000 passengers would use the service every day.

He said the government’s estimates had proven incorrect, and that the number of commuters had not increased in six months. He added that the government planned to procure 32 more buses, since it constructed a bus depot at Peshawar Mor that can accommodate over 100 buses.

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[First Strike]

pmln start these projects to make money for themselves. Nawaz is more corrupt than zardari.

 

[NonStopLeo]

pmln start these projects to make money for themselves. Nawaz is more corrupt than zardari.

N league is in fact a bunch of munafiqs bcoz Zardari was corrupt and they accept they did corruption but Nawaz is corrupt but n leagues shows like they are angels.

 

[Will_Bite]

this project was an effort to buy an assembly seat for hanif abbasi, nothing else.

 

[iltaf]

PTI social media team need to highlight this issue in form of small videos so that an ordinary man should know.

 

[AAA101]

spend 45 billion for 80 thousand people travelling .... does that make sense

 

[remykhan]

Only one thing runs in their minds that, how can we make money, every single one including noora bros involved in this project were dishonest and criminals.

 

[xiaahmad]

Sharifs are duffers

 

[abkhaliq]

Earn Money and drank people blood and ran away ----- stupids

 

[ABDUL QUDDOOS]

You say 100% right..........
A long tongue has a short hand.

 

[asadkhattak]

As per reports, massive corruption was done in this project.(reportedly the chief engineer has left Pakistan with his family). Now every year, it will be subsidized by billion of rupees on the expense of people health,education and uplift schemes and ultimately, like PIA/Steel Mill it will be privatized. PMLn in every project is politically motivated and election oriented without taking into account the financial health of country.

 

[ABDUL QUDDOOS]

such as leaders are called immoral evil minded blunt and wicked.
"great talkers are little doers"

 

[arafay]

spend 45 billion for 80 thousand people travelling .... does that make sense

and even that is subsidized through provincial bugget when only isloo-pindi people travel in that bus. Why should somebody in lodhran pay for the subsidy of commuters in Islamabad?

 

[Ahmed.bilal]

I dont think that is the reason for less buses being used, i think they are using less buses so that less people can travel and then they have to give less subsidy. otherwise i always see full packed buses going both ways

 

[AAA101]

and even that is subsidized through provincial bugget when only isloo-pindi people travel in that bus. Why should somebody in lodhran pay for the subsidy of commuters in Islamabad?

that's what they wont answer honestly.. all they will say is that poor people having better facilities so why to complain :). by the way the subsidy u talking about is 2 billion per year for both metros...

 

[Seemtan]

the government planned to procure 32 more buses, since it constructed a bus depot at Peshawar Mor that can accommodate over 100 buses.
yeh basus kia sirf iss liay buy ki jaa rahi hain kih Depot main jaga khaali hai.... kion kaam tu 30 buses se bhi chal raha hai, aur 30,35 waisay he faarigh khari hain

 

[x2zak]

Were is that SOB "KHABSSI" did he have his Bale before arrest get him put him in Jail for this adventure

 

[ThirdUmpireFinger]

I lived in rawalpindi and this is the most busy route whole year around. I think pti has arranged Tareen Halicopter for everyone otherwise there is no way that you have lack of passengers everyday. It is a good service and needed it almost 20 years ago.

 

[chandaa]

Who cares? Chaloo Sakoon ki neend so jaoo sab kiyun ke iss bhooki nangi awaam ko koi parwaa nahin.

 

[Foreigner]

Met-Rooo

Half of metro bus fleet unutilised in twin cities








RAWALPINDI: Only 35 metro buses are operating between the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, while the other half are still parked at the bus depot, due to a lukewarm response from commuters.


The Punjab government procured 68 metro buses to run between Rawalpindi and Islamabad, on a route that cost Rs44.8 billion to construct. The project is considered one of the most expensive in the country.


A senior official from the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) told Dawn that less than 30 buses were operating on the metro bus route due to a lack of passengers.


He said that 80,000 passengers, on average, use the service to commute between the twin cities daily, despite the governments claim that 150,000 passengers would use the service every day.


He said the governments estimates had proven incorrect, and that the number of commuters had not increased in six months. He added that the government planned to procure 32 more buses, since it constructed a bus depot at Peshawar Mor that can accommodate over 100 buses.

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Only 35 buses operating between twin cities due to a shortage of passengers

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He also said that, at many stations, elevators were not being used by senior citizens as they were defected. He said that most people relied on the escalators and stairs rather than the elevators.


Third party evaluation of the project will start soon, after the projects two main components the Peshawar Mor interchange and the command and control building have been completed. These issues will appear before the government after this, he said.


However, many bus stations have seen crowds and long queues which the passengers blame on a shortage of buses. I tried to catch the bus at Chandni Chowk to go to Saddar, and after waiting for 20 minutes, I couldnt find a seat because people were crammed into the buses coming from Islamabad, Ashar Ahmed, a passenger, said.


Another passenger, Mohammad Naseem, said the bus service was good, but that the government needed to increase the number of buses operating on the route.


He said the government was saving fuel and running fewer buses. An artificial crowd was created deliberately to show that people thronged to metro bus stations to avail the service provided by the government, he claimed.


The Metro Bus Project Monitoring Committee chairperson, former MNA Hanif Abbasi, confirmed that half of the total fleet of buses was being used due to lower passenger numbers.


He said that, at present, 35 buses are operating on the route, and that the operational manager would increase the number of buses when the number of passengers increases.


He said that, at present, 130,000 people travel between Rawalpindi and Islamabad on the metro bus.


When contacted, Rawalpindi Commissioner Sajid Zafar Dall said more than 35 buses were operating, to cater to 135,000 daily commuters.

Source: http://www.dawn.com/news/1231348/half-of-metro-bus-fleet-unutilised-in-twin-cities