For any query, please feel free to contact the following departments respectively. height:auto; In Afghanistan,over 28 million people face starvation. The construction of the mass transit project was launched in November 2017 to be completed, within 6 months, by March 2018. I have also seen the Peshawar transport system. Yes, the first PC-1 in 2017 for the BRT was at Rs49.453 billion which was revised upwards to Rs66.437 within just one year (the projected cost now stands at around Rs90 billion). The sponsoring agency should provide cogent justification for reducing number of buses along with changing the fuel type from diesel to diesel-hybrid-electric. Starting from Pishtakhara, moving along the corridor for a while and ending in the main Chamkani stop, this feeder route of BRT Peshawar has a total of 20 stations separate from the main corridors bus stations. The tourism will strengthen KPs local economy, besides generating jobs for the youth, he said. Inside Pakistan's Sharp Sword - The Special Service Group (SSG). The remaining 3 feeder routes have been designed to cover Hayatabad, currently the largest housing society of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Old data used as reference , but very well explains why the cost of Peshawar BRT is higher than Lahore Metro. Lahore Metro project in 2012 having 9 KM elevated track and 18 KM ground level corridor. The defending champions defeated Quetta Gladiators by 63 runs in their most recent match, and with two victories through their first three games, they are currently in third place on the points table. But as the conditions improve, the number of passengers would increase again, he hoped. Every bus of the project is going to be equipped with a high bandwidth wifi facility. The BRT project, the flagship project of PTI, was to be completed under Rs 14 billion and put the initiatives by the opposing political parties to shame. The writer is a columnist based in Islamabad. Whereas the 12 meter buses will be traveling on the BRT feeder routes while housing 75 passengers at any given time. Imagine; the budget for Indias mission to Mars was $74 million and the Peshawar BRT is going to cost over $600 million. Peshawars Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) will be one of the most expensive BRT ever built once it is completed. It is transforming . For more details please see the service hours. Unable to fulfill the ambitious task, the launch date was postponed to the end of 2018. The Trans-Peshawar sources confirmed that the main reason for the deficit was the subsidy paid to passengers on tickets. Lets take a look at Imran Khans tweet from 2014 where he bashes PML-N on the high costs involved in the completetion of the Lahore metro bus project. THE woeful plight of refugees forced to flee from violence, persecution and hunger at home has been one of the Peshawar BRT wont be costlier than Lahore Metro, claims KP minister, Damning report of public money waste on Peshawar BRT, Shortage of crossings at Peshawar BRT pushes pedestrians to scale grills, BRT project getting on peoples nerves in Peshawar, Takaful Bazaar ropes in Babar Azam as brand ambassador, strikes key partnership agreements with top Takaful providers, , 10 , SC Verdict Raises More Questions Than It Answers. With the extension of BRT from Hyatabad to Karkhano Market in the revised scope, the daily ridership should have increased instead of decreasing, the planning ministry said adding that the Sponsoring Agency should explain this position. Whereas the metro bus corridor inAmritsar (India) is 31km long, and its totalcost was Rs 9.2bn, i.e. Demanding that Mr Sharif should prove his claim about BRT cost, he said the PML-Ns media cell was unaware of the reality and was busy in strange propaganda without applying any brakes. pervaiz rashid sahib aap ka challenge qabool : 8 billion dein aap ko islamabad mein metro bus project kar key dekhatey hain. One revolutionary distinction held by BRT Peshawar over any such previous project in Pakistan is the parking facilities for commuters. BRT However, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's (K-P) Provincial Working Development Party (PWDP) on Tuesday approved the revised Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project with a 54 percent increase in the total cost to Rs57 billion as against December 2016's estimation of Rs37 billion. Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project (BRT) was started in December 2017 by the then PTI government with an estimated cost of Rs49.3 billion and its entire work will be completed by February 2019. It may also be pointed out that in the original PC-I, there was provision of diesel type and in case any agreement for procurement of buses having hybrid or electric type will be without approval of the competent forum and falls in violation of set rules. Along the main BRT Corridor, there are total 30 stations out of which 20 are at grade and 10 are elevated. The BRT corridor starts from Chamkani on GT Road and terminates at Karkhano Market on Jamrod Road. The Peshawar BRT has two types of buses on the route. The funds allocated to this mega-project include a wide pedestrian walkway running along the complete route. JavaScript is disabled. The cost of Lahore Metro came in at $11 million per kilometre. The emphais was it is covering entire Peshawar. Is this a size requirement? Peshawar needed transport system much earlier than Islamabad because most of the areas in Islamabad/Rawalpindi still using other transports much better than those busses coming from Bara! I know you're angry, but please read the piece first. peshawarbrt_vs_lahore_metro | 9.5K views. 39.27 billion, Fleet scrapping and environmental mitigation: Rs. Until i got any official source i wont gonna believe on media cell of dawn leak wali . Neither does Lahore (or for that matter, Islamabad or Multan) Metro have feeder bus routes nor does it have a six storied parking plaza and commercial plaza. The subsidies could be reduced by increasing the rate of BRT fares, but it would be a burden on the people, he added. or any muslim nation for that matter. These numbers belong to original plan which consists of 8 routes while original plan also costed much less. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The BRT Peshawar bus stations will be equipped with clean and well-maintained restrooms. When Shaukat Yousafzai, provincial minister KPK, was questioned about the completion of the project in Sept 2021, he was, yet again, unable to give a deadline. The revised project envisages construction of 27.343 km long dedicated signal free BRT corridor out of which 11.766 km will be at grade, 12.635 km elevated and 2.742 km through underpasses. The Peshawar BRT faced a total deficit of over Rs4.673 billion during the last two years and the provincial government was bearing it through subsidies. In the revised PC-I the sponsoring agency of BRT claimed that quantum of work and cost estimates increased after detailed design was carried out as the original approved PC-I was based on preliminary design. Distinctive logos, colors, styling and technologies for vehicles and facilities help develop a system identity. You have reduced current account deficit, at the cost of reducing the size of economy. Also, for people with mobility issues, special ramps have been set up at every single station along the main corridor. However, the spokesman declined to comment on the account and budget details. 18 meter long buses will be dedicated to the main corridor and have a passenger capacity of 125 at any time. Shops and huts will facilitate the travellers in their daily commute. text-align: center; Lo and behold, the Peshawar BRT at $22 million per kilometre will be the most expensive on the face of the planet. Defence.pk is a one stop resource for Pakistan defence, strategic affairs, security issues, world defence and military affairs. With ZuCycle, pedestrians can enjoy a healthy commuting service while using the same payment methods for BRT Peshawar. People of Peshawar must understand Metro is N league trademark dont cheat on it. 29 views, 0 likes, 0 loves, 1 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Basheer Namazi: Peshawar BRT Vs Metros in other cities. Confusion will be cleared. The cards can also be topped up with the machines or even JazzCash, EasyPaisa, or Upaisa accounts. text-align: center; But also the freelancing community can operate easily while being on the go. 150/- from nearest ZU Station or Ticket Vending . July 16, 2018. With the right features, BRT is able to avoid the causes of delay that typically slow regular bus services, like being stuck in traffic and queuing to pay on board. In the first 10 months of the last financial year, the total expenditure was Rs1.922 billion, while only Rs399 million was collected from passengers in terms of fares. Copyright Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 2021 All Rights Reserved. Peshawar BRT is designed for around 500,000 daily riders with 255 diesel-electric buses. A BRTS fleet of 650 Buses was introduced. 2 Routes - 1 Metro Bus Route and 1 Orange Line Train Route. For a long time, people have been making an alien comparison between BRT Peshawar and metro projects in Multan, Lahore and the twin cities. Heres the cost comparison on a per kilometer basis: Ahmedabad $2.4 million; Dalian (China) $2.6 million; Changzhou (China) $4 million; Guangzhou (China) $4.4 million; Beijing $4.8 million; Bogota $5.3 million; Paris $7 million; and Istanbul $8.8 million. The new deadline is June 2021. "Funny how it's Peshawar BRT gaining all the awards. A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader on Thursday felicitated Peshawar's bus rapid transit (BRT) for being named among the finalists of the Prize for Cities award, while mocking a 'lack' of such recognition for the metro bus service in Rawalpindi, Lahore and Multan. This is also of a distinct feature that will facilitate the genuine needs of the commuters along the way. They should think of something new system. Compunode.com Pvt. . Before we built the one in Lahore, Istanbuls was the worlds most expensive. By the some 6 months ago, CM Pervez Khattack put the estimate of ~1.27 B/Km but obviously it is now jumped upto almost 2B/Km in a short time. Lo and behold, the Peshawar BRT - at $22 million per kilometre - will be the most expensive on the face of the planet. The Peshawar BRT has two types of buses on the route. The ADB committed to provide a loan of $400 million which constituted 85 percent of the project cost, whereas, the remaining 15 percent of the cost was to be provided by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through provincial ADP. The Islamabad Metro Bus was constructed at a cost of approximately Rs 46 billion according to the figures released by the Government and was expected to provide transport to 150,000 commuters per day. Copyright 2023. Imran Khan on several occasions, Pervez Khattak in 2019, and Taimoor Saleem Khan, the finance minister in 2020, firmly supported the notion that no subsidy would be required. 18 meter long buses will be dedicated to the main corridor and have a passenger capacity of 125 at any time. He neglected to do so for Islamabad and Lahore. The provincial government paid Rs1.752 billion to Trans Peshawar to meet the deficit, while the Asian Development Bank paid only Rs130 million to Trans Peshawar. 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Essentially the Peshawar BRT System will be a high quality bus rapid transit system. Smart Surveillance for Lahore Metro Bus Feeder Routes Jan 2017 The project involves provisioning, commissioning, installation, calibration, integration, testing of state of the art CCTV Surveillance System along with Fiber based for the fourteen (14) Feeder Routes in Lahore as well as managing the . Tenders are in process and soon people will see fast pace development in FATA. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lent $335 million under the Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project. Lived in Peshawar, Islamabad and Rawalpindi so can comment and compare the two systems. He also suggested comparison between the dollar exchange rate in 2011-12, when MBS was established and the current one. Unlike any metro project in Pakistan and many other countries in the world, Peshawar BRT has arranged for universal accessibility for every passenger. The 26 kilometres BRT, of which 6.0 kilometres will be elevated having five kilometre tunnels. When in 2017, under the Peshawar Development Authority, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) was announced, Imran Khan made several promises to the people of Pakistan. The PTI government will bring down the current deficit to zero, he claimed. These are grandious delusions nothing more, Informed sources say the service has eaten up more than Rs1.5 billion of public money since its inauguration in February 2013, https://tribune.com.pk/story/1368199/bus-rapid-transit-peshawar-wins-green-light/, http://www.awamipolitics.com/how-pedifferent-than-lahore-metro-project-20095.htm, https://propakistani.pk/2017/03/29/peshawars-bus-rapid-transit-system-set-expansion/, http://nation.com.pk/lahore/23-Jan-2014/is-metro-bus-a-success-story, https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/1-bi-800-million-trees-planted-wwf-report.486843/, Pakistan seeks to build $8.2b rail link with Uzbekistan, Pakistan mulls taking upfront cost of CPEC projects, PTI govt admits Lahore Metro bus as cheapest project, Dhaka Metro rail: Also a show of local engineering might, Report reveals irregularities worth billions of rupees in Peshawar BRT project, Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments PART 2, 4 Top level TTP commander neutralised in Afghanistan, Syria is buying Iranian Air Defence systems, Islamabad baffled by IMF moving goalposts. However, the BRTS did not have dedicated lanes and had to share roads with regular traffic with no right of way privileges. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Mr Yousafzai said the PTI government remained busy in resolving the issue of inclusion of FATA in KP for about a year in the face of opposition by Maulana Fazlur Rehman and behind-the-scene opposition parties. Stating that the prime minister was passionate about the promotion of tourism, he said, the KP had ample treasure for natural beauty as well as religious tourism. This is testimony of poor planning for the project by the consulting firm with provincial government at the receiving end.. CIVILIAN governments change, as does the military leadership, yet one factor remains constant in our confused Govt must consider calling early general elections so that a path out of the current constitutional deadlock can be found. Some stations provided a better position for elevators, and ramps have been replaced with electric elevators to assist such people in getting to the stations. F Saleems metro bus cost comparison confirms PMLN corruption.Lahore: $11m/km; Islamabad $20 m/km as compared 2 Ahmedabad,India: $3 m/km !/2, Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) Already running successfully instead of on Papers. Raw Material used for building in ISB / LHR is very good . All Rights Reserved. The 27 kilometre-long Lahore Metro Bus service was built at the cost of Rs30 . For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The important thing here to keep in mind is that all the metro projects are limited in terms of picking up passengers. Initially, the cost of 27 km was reported to be PKR 14b, then increased to PKR 40b and more recently reported to exceed PKR 60b, thus exceeding the cost / km of Lahore and Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro projects and making project funding no doubt. 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