peshawar - Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Tuesday paid a short visit to Peshawar city to perform groundbreaking of New General Bus Stand Project which would be completed by June 2023 at an estimated cost of Rs5 billion.
New general bus stand covering 303 kanals of land would have 375 bays for parking of light and heavy vehicles and would provide all time solution to the issues related to vehicular traffic in Peshawar City. It would have all facilities including commercial shops, cafeteria, masjid, toilets, workshops, rest areas, waiting areas, service stations, petrol pump, water recycling plant and solar system etc.
All bus stands operating in the city would be shifted to the new general bus stand which will help reduce environmental pollution in the city. The Chief Minister also inaugurated newly established family park at Bashir Abad which has been completed at a cost of Rs75 million.
KP Cabinet members Taimur Jhagra, Kamran Bangash, Faisal Amin Gandapur, MPAs Asif Khan, Fazal Elahi, Malak Wajid, Arbab Jehandad and others were also present on the occasion.
The Chief Minister while addressing the newly-elected local bodies representatives and party workers at Bashir Abad said that local bodies representatives should serve the people with zeal and zest and play their respective role in resolving public issues of their areas. He said that an effective local bodies system was an integral part of Prime Minister’s vision. The provincial government, he said, would provide every possible support to the local bodies representatives to resolve issues being faced by the general public.