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‘7km elevated track of Orange Train completed’

By our correspondents
April 06, 2017

LAHORE

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed for working with optimum efficiency for completing Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project as per international standards so that it could become a showcase of Pak-China friendship besides providing a comfortable commuting facility to the citizens, said Kh Ahmad Hassan, Chairman of the Steering Committee for the project, while chairing the weekly progress review meeting on Wednesday. 

The meeting was informed that so far construction of seven-kilometre long elevated track of orange line train has been completed along with five stations at Dera Gujjran, Islam Park, Salamat Pura, Mehmood Booti and Pakistan Mint. These structures are being handed over to CR-NORINCO for laying lines for operating trains and doing other electrical and mechanical works.

The meeting was told that 63 per cent civil work of the project has been completed. Progress on package-I from Dera Gujjaran, GT Road to Chuburji was79.87 per cent, on package-II from Chuburji to Ali Town was 48 per cent, on Depot near Dera Gujran was 70.23 per cent while on Stabling Yard near Ali Town it was 53 per cent. More than 80 percent work on bridge being constructed on Lahore Ring Road and 45 percent work on the bridge at railway lines has been completed. About 75 per cent work on underground Anarkali Metro Station has also been finished while construction work on all the 13 elevated stations along package two was also in full swing.

Alternate land to the affected Jamia Muhammadiya Mosque at Lake Road was being provided where ground breaking for new construction will be held very soon. Land for relocation of existing tube-well at MeCleod Road has been identified at Patyala ground while arrangements were being finalised for setting up a grid station at Chah Meeran.

Kh Ahmad Hassaan directed that safety standards must be observed at all costs besides strict adherence to the different Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) during execution of work on Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (LOMTP). He directed for ensuring all arrangements for safety of the labour involved in construction work and taking stringent measures for the security of the people, including security clearance of labour to be recruited by the contractors for this project.

He called for regular survey of the installations of different utility services along the route of Orange Line and ensuring placement of covers on manholes of different utility services like Wasa, SNGPL, PTCL etc.

Public convenience should be given top priority while execution of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (LOMTP) by removing debris from the completed portion of the project in order to facilitate smooth flow of the project. Lahore Waste Management Company should tighten its belt and establish special teams for ensuring cleanliness in the area, he added.

MNA Waheed Aalam, MPA Ch Shahbaz Ahmad, Mayor Mubashar Javed, Vice Chancellor UET Professor Fazal Ahmad Khalid, General Manager Punjab Mass Transit Authority Syed Ozair Shah, Chief Engineer TEPA, Saif-ur-Rehman, Nespak, Lesco, PTCL, sui gas, traffic police and railway, Rescue 1122, Civil Defence, Chinese contractor, CR- NOROINCO, representatives of Chinese Engineering consultant and local contractors of the project attended the meeting.