KARACHI: With the blatant and persistent flouting of the decided standard operating procedures (SOPs), the Sindh Transport and Mass Transit Department is once again proposing the suspension of intra-city public transport in the province, just days after transporters have been given the opportunity to ply the roads.
Sindh Transport and Mass Transit Minister Awais Qadir Shah said on Monday that the department had received hundreds of complaints about violations of the defined public transport SOPs, adding that these violations posed a high risk of further coronavirus spreading.
“The violators have even been penalised for the offence, but the situation remains still the same,” said the provincial minister. “The option of banning public transport is being seriously considered once again and we will take this decision if transporters do not take this warning seriously.”
He also complained that the traffic police have not cooperated with the department in implementing SOPs, while making it clear that inter-provincial and inter-district transport has not yet been granted permission to resume services.
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