overloading and overcharging will be controlled on Eid:Secretary Transport

Lahore: Secretary Transport Muhammad Yousaf has said that Central Control Room headed by Secretary Punjab Provincial Authority Lahore, has been set up for the redressal of complaints of overcharging and overloading on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Nine teams have also been constituted under the supervision of Secretaries Transport Regional Authorities, he added.

He stated this while presiding over a meeting here today which was attended by officers of Transport Department and Secretaries Regional Transport Authorities. Secretary Transport informed that mobile teams have also been constituted for redressal of complaints of passengers. He asked the commuters to register their complaints on numbers of central control room, 042-99200359, 042-99200329 and mobile number 0300-8838888 in case overcharging. They can also contact head of mobile teams Abdul Razzaq MMPI on 0300-6679681 and Ijaz Ahmad Butt on 0300-8426453. Secretary Transport further informed that district teams headed by regional secretaries have been constituted in Lahore, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Multan, Sahiwal, Bahwalpur and DG Khan, which will conduct raids on bus stands in their respective areas and take action on the spot against the transporters involved in overcharging of fare.