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July 15, 2021
PESHAWAR: TransPeshawar on Wednesday said that the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), an urban transport system, has helped in reduction of the greenhouse gases up to 31,000 tons.
TransPeshawar Chief Executive Officer Fayyaz Khan during a briefing to Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul about the BRT’s operational structure, features, and services said that Asian Development Bank had conducted the study through a consultant which had found that BRT had helped in the reduction of 31, 000 tons of greenhouse gases.
The TransPeshawar chief said the BRT daily ride has reached 165, 000 and have crossed 182,000 when the Covid-19 restrictions were relaxed. “We have the lowest fare in the country. We have a 1.96 benefit-cost ratio”, he added.