‘Half of Orange Train project completed’

LAHORE

Half of the civil work on Lahore Orange Line Metro Train project has so far been completed and construction of 12 elevated as well as one underground stations for the train have also started along the 13.7 kilo metre long package one for the project from Dera Gujjaran, GT Road to Chauburji.

This was stated in the weekly progress review meeting of the Steering Committee of the project held here Wednesday under the chairmanship of Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan.

The meeting was told that so far 20 U-tube girders, a locally precast structure for the first time in Pakistan, had been launched along GT Road for laying track for the train and the process would be accelerated in the coming days. Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan directed for setting separate deadlines for completion of each station and called upon all the relevant departments to work with close coordination to achieve the targets.

He asked for provision of connections of utility services, including electricity, water supply, Sui gas and telephone, at these stations. All the utility services departments should take special care of their infrastructure during execution of work for the project to ensure uninterrupted supply of these services to the people living in the adjoining areas, he said.

NESPAK General Manager Slaman Hafeez informed the meeting that his department had established a special task force to finalise designs quickly. Work for construction of a bridge for Orange Line Metro Train on Lahore Ring Road has also started. He briefed the meeting on the pace of work on each of the four packages of the project and said that so far 59 percent civil work of the package one from Dera Gujjaran, GT Road to Chauburji had been completed.

Progress of work on package two from Chauburji to Ali Town is 44 percent, on the depot near Dera Gujjran is 48 percent while on Stabling Yard near Ali Town, it is 47 percent. All possible measures are being taken for completion of the project on schedule, he added.