Lahore: Metro Bus Service inaugurated
LAHORE: Metro bus service has been inaugurated.
A high-level Turkish delegation, led by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister is participating in the inaugural ceremony of Metro Bus project, which is also attended by diplomats from various other countries.
This project has been built at a cost of Rs30 billion in record times of only eleven months. Due to metro bus service, 27- kilometer long journey from Gajjumata to Shahdara, which took two hours, would now be covered in just 55 minutes.
All arrangements for the inaugural ceremony of Metro Bus service, including security and traffic have been made. The CM has announced to distribution of a cash prize of one crore among labourers, who worked day and night to complete this great project.
Metro bus service would be free of charge for the general public for the first four weeks. A modern e-ticketing system has been introduced for the bus project, which would have special reserved seats for women and the disabled.
