ISLAMABAD

Most of the public transport vehicles plying on different routes in twin cities ofIslamabadandRawalpindido not follow the allotted routes and create problems for the commuters.

The commuters who daily travel between twin cities, are facing problems due to non-compliance of route number 1, 1C, 3, 111, 121, 21, 105, 120 and 127 by the public transporters.

Passengers complained that the public transport vehicles, especially vans, mostly lift passengers only up to a particular destination instead of completing their routes, forcing them to pay double fare for an incomplete journey.

Aamir Adeel, a commuter said that due to route violation of the transporters he had to change two vans and pay double fare for the same route.

He said there should be an effective mechanism to ensure route completion, and grievances of the commuters should be addressed by the authorities concerned. "I got a wagon of route number 120 from Karachi Company. After boarding the vehicle, the conductor told me that they would only go up to Aabpara as they were running on petrol due to gas holidays," Sahil Hussain, a commuter at Aabpara stop complained.

However, the same vehicle departed for Bari Imamngers, he alleged.

The commuters said that the authorities concerned should take stern action against the transporters involved in route violations.

The residents of twin cities are demanding modest public transport system to make their mobility affordable.

An official of Capital Development Authority (CDA) said that the strategy is in pipeline to step up it's efforts for introducing a new viable, decent, convenient and disciplined transport system inIslamabad.