Meetings were held at Deputy Commissioner Offices in Multan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahim yar khan, Bahawalnagar, Rajanpur, Layyah, Lodhran, Khanewal, Vehari with all the district public transporters. The meeting was chaired by additional deputy commissioner(General) ADCG and attended by Secretaries Transport Authority, and officers of district administration .
The meeting discussed implementation of SOPs formulated by the Punjab government and cut in fares in the backdrop of reduction in petroleum prices by the government.
The Punjab government has taken the decision to reopen public transport to facilitate the general public on the occasion of Eidul Fitr.
All the transporters expressed their views and concerns upon decrease of fares along with proposed reduction in seating capacity of buses, etc., in compliance with the SOPs.
They, however, pledged to follow all the precautions suggested in the SOPs.
Transporters welcomed government’s decision to open transport sector and reiterated their commitment to stand with the government and the public during ongoing hard times.
They thanked the district administration for arranging a flexible friendly and interactive meeting with the transport owners.
Deputy commissioners will hold follow-up meeting with goods transport representatives as well, in order to ensure implementation of cut in fares being charged by them on transport of public goods. It has also been decided to make the Metro bus service operational in Multan and restoration of feeder bus service on all routes to facilitate the General public,
