PESHAWAR: Only six per cent work has been done on Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project during last six months.
As the year 2019 ends on Tuesday (today), it has been found out that only six per cent work was done on the Peshawar BRT project in last six months due to delay in issuance of funds to the contractors.
The mega project of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government, which was started during Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s previous term in the province, has been surrounded by controversies and problems since the beginning.
The initial estimated cost of the project was Rs 49 billion which has now surged to Rs 68 billion. The government has decided to conduct a forensic audit of the planned undertaking through the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
However, it has been learnt that people will not get benefit from the project as no subsidy will be provided to the masses who will pay Rs 5 per kilometer.
At the end of the year, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) started investigation into the matter on the directives of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) while the KP government moved the Supreme Court (SC) to stop the interrogation.
The provincial government has maintained that it has contacted the apex court to only bring forth its stance over the matter.
With input from INP
Read more: ‘Uplift projects to be completed soon in South Waziristan’
