THIS city to get 100 environment-friendly buses

The government has announced plans to introduce 100 environment-friendly buses in Punjab’s second largest city, Faisalabad.

This was announced by PML-N MNA Chaudhry Shehbaz Babar during a meeting of the District Coordination Committee (DCC) in the city.

The environment-friendly buses will initially operate within the Ring Road area, with plans to expand to tehsil levels later, benefiting students and industrial workers.

In addition to the bus service, plans are underway to establish an information technology university and a teaching hospital in Faisalabad.

Chaudhry Shehbaz Babar proposed that the new hospital be built near Ring Road on Sammundri Road, which would serve residents of Sammundri, Tandlianwala, Gojra, and Toba Tek Singh.

Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Nayyar Sheikh informed the meeting that local transporters were ready to support the new bus service. He also shared updates on various development projects, including the Annual Development Program and the Suthra Punjab program.

According to him, 93 schemes were already underway, with 37 new ones starting soon. A crackdown on irrigation water theft is also planned to address complaints from farmers.

The meeting was attended by several officials, including Senator Talal Chaudhry, MPA Jafar Iqbal Nagra, and other local leaders.