METRO BUS ISLAMABAD

ARTICLE ON METRO BUS ISLAMABAD

Today we live in a society where every one says He is the best despite of how bad he is but still he will not accept that he is bad. If any one tries to help poor people will point out him. Despite of pointing out people we should help those people and should try to help more and more people. Today every political party claims that they are sincere to their country but sorry to say every one is just limited to its seat. Parties do not want to help people but they just only want to have a firm control over their seat.

In Islamabad we have seen improvement in the shape of metro bus but still people says that we do not need metro project but we need food shelter.The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus (Urdu: راولپنڈی اسلام آباد میٹرو بس‎) is a 24 km (14.9 mi) bus rapid transit system that serves the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad in Pakistan. It uses dedicated bus lanes for all of its route covering 24 bus stations they are forgetting the fact that how many people are effected per day. The metro bus is a gift to local people as the burden of fare has been reduced and they can travel anywhere they want.

 
Route Details of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project:

• The project will start from near Flashman Hotel on Mall Road Rawalpindi and follow the existing Murree Road upto Faizabad.
• It will then turn left into the federal territory and follow I.J.P. road upto 9^th Avenue.
• Thereafter, it will turn right and follow the 9^th Avenue in Islamabad then turn right on Jinnah Avenue upto the end of Blue Area.
• From Blue Area a connection to Secretariat stop will be provided through the open space behind parade ground.
• It will cross the Constitution Avenue and another couple of main roads through underpasses.
• However, the remaining length of this section is also designed on a lower level in an open Trench section keeping in view various security constraints.

Construction of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus began on February 28, 2014 and its expected to be completed by January 2015, with 60 buses initially plying on the route. The Rawalpindi Development Authority is overlooking the project with a cost of approximately Rs 34 billion, which will be shared by both the Federal government and the provincial government of Punjab.
The expected date of inauguration was February 28, 2015, which was delayed because of lack of planning for drainage of rainwater and slow rate of work leading to inevitable delays in the construction. The Azadi March also played an important role in delaying the process. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif finally inaugurated the half-a-billion-dollar metro bus service substantially completed project on June 4th, 2015.


The capital city of Pakistan “Islamabad” is the ninth largest city in the country. The population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.30 million in 2012. Since its foundation, Islamabad has attracted people from all over Pakistan, making it one of the most cosmopolitan and urbanized cities of Pakistan and center of economic and service activities which attract people from all over the country.

Murree Road is one of the busiest and most preferred link between the twin cities due to its shorter length and direct approach. During the last few years there has been an unprecedented increase in vehicular traffic in the city, especially along Murree Road, resulting in severe traffic congestion on this route. This congestion causes excessive delays, environmental pollution and associated socio-economic problems for the daily commuters. Public transport is one of the major contributors in the traffic mix and the quality of service being provided is of poor standard.