By our correspondent
LAHORE: The Punjab government would provide loans to the owners of diesel-run buses through the Punjab Small Industries Corporation for converting their vehicles to compressed natural gas. This was stated by Punjab Minster for Industries Muhammad Ajmal Cheema while presiding a meeting of the PSIC. He said soft loans to the tune of Rs600,000 would be provided for this purpose, adding loans would be payable in equal installments over 36 months for which a revolving fund of Rs20 million was available with the corporation. He said all regional offices of PSIC would sanction the loan within 15 days.