PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
TRANSPORT & MASS TRANSIT DEPARTMENT
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
WEDNESDAY THE 13TH MARCH, 2019
146. *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi: Will the Minister for Transport and Mass Transit be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that vast areas of proposed Karachi circular railroad are under encroachment;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the reasons thereof?
ANSWER
SYED AWAIS QADIR SHAH, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MASS TRANSIT:
(a) Yes, the vast area of Karachi Circular Railway’s Right of Way (RoW) is under encroachment.
(b) The reasons is that the Karachi Circular Railway was closed down its operation in 1999 by the Ministry of Railways. Since then the KCR Right of Way remained unattended which resulted in cropping up of the encroachment.
149. *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi: Will the Minister for Transport and Mass Transit be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that former SRTC terminals have been encroached;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the reasons thereof?
ANSWER
SYED AWAIS QADIR SHAH, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MASS TRANSIT:
Yes, it is stated that the following ex-SRTC terminals have been encroached by the Private Persons:-
S. No.
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Name of ex-SRTC Terminal with location
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Present status
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I
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Ex-SRTC Bus Stand, 21-Garden Road, Karachi
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Occupied by Private Bus Operator
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Ii
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Ex-SRTC Bus Stand, Shikarpur road, Sukkur
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Occupied by the Taxi Operators
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Iii
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Ex-SRTC Bus stand, Khairpur, Opposite Hotel KOK Mehal, Khairpur
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Private Taxi Operator
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Terminals were used by SRTC to provide public transport facilities to the area people. After closure of SRTC in 1999, private operators replaced. District Administration & District Police have been requested for vacation of the transport properties from private encroachers.
1185. *Ms. Mangla Sharma: Will the Minister for Transport and Mass Transit be pleased to state:-
Number of SRTC buses running under Government of Sindh and names of cities where the said buses are running?
ANSWER
SYED AWAIS QADIR SHAH, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MASS TRANSIT:
No. There is no any buses of ex-SRTC.
1186. *Ms. Mangla Sharma: Will the Minister for Transport and Mass Transit be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that transport facilities are provided to the citizens on occasions of religious and national festivals;
(b) If answer to (a) above be in affirmative, the details thereof along with budget allocated for the same?
ANSWER
SYED AWAIS QADIR SHAH, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND MASS TRANSIT:
No, the Transport & Mass Transit Department has no such budgetary provision for providing transport facilities to the citizen on religious and national festivals.
Since the answer (a) above is “No” therefore no further details are required.
KARACHI: G.M.UMAR FAROOQ
DATED THE 12TH MARCH, 2019 SECRETARY
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH |