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OLMT completes road works underneath track

LAHORE: After the restoration of roads underneath the elevated track of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT), the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) started installing traffic signals along the route at an estimated cost of Rs90 million. The project is now nearing the completion stage.

The authority has invited bids for installation of traffic signals from Dera Gujjran on Grand Trunk (GT) Road to Fawara Chowk on McLeod Road at an estimated cost of Rs22.6 million. The signals will also be installed from Lahore Hotel on McLeod Road to Jain Mandir on Lytton Road at a cost of Rs24 million, from Khan Baba Restaurant on Lake Road to Scheme Morr on Multan Road at Rs20.8 million and Subzazar on Multan Road to Ali Town on Raiwind Road at a cost of Rs17.38 million.

The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) is also working diligently to complete work underneath and around the metro train track. In most areas, the authority has already planted grass and plants underneath the track.

 

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Civil work on Orange Line train underground portion nears completion

As the civil work on the underground portion of the Orange Line Metro Train Project (OLMT) is about to complete, the workers, engineers and support staff have termed the days they spent in 24/7 construction activities the toughest.

The work on the 1.7 long underground portion of the project, which connects the Lake Road with an intersection before Lakshmi Chowk via Jain Mandir, Old Anarkali and Nabha Road, was launched on Dec 20 last year af ter the Supreme Court allowed the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and the Punjab government to resume construction.

`Hundreds of workers, including me, took part on the underground portion of the project. We couldn`t go back to our homes to see our families for a long time,` Siddique, a worker said.

`Now when this portion is about to complete, we are going to our homes to celebrate Eid with our families,` he told Dawn.

The Rs200bn project is 27.12km long and has 26 stations. It has a 1.7km long underground stretchwith two stations.

`It is most crucial parts of the whole project since it connects Chauburji with Lakshmi Chowk underground. It is also a vital as some heritage sites are situated within its 200 feet radius and the Supreme Court allowed us to resume the work under certain conditions imposed for adopting measures to protect the heritage sites,` LDA Chief Engineer/Project Director Mazhar Hussain Khan told this reporter.

`Some concrete work remains at 140 meters of the total 1,700 meters stretch while all the other civil works, including excavation, piling, sewerage, concrete casing etc, have been completed.

The CR-Norinco engineer will start a survey of the portion soon to lay the track and the survey will take about a week,` he explained.

 

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Orange Line Metro Train Lahore Underground Tunnel WaterProofing Work
Tunnel starting from Chuburgi and ending at Lakshmi Chowk.

 

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Mughal Era Monument at Chauburji Chowk Under Renovation

 

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Orange Line Metro Train to be operational by end of September:


LAHORE: The Orange Line Metro Train is reported to be operational by the end of September as 85 per cent of work on the multi-billion project has been completed.

It was reported by a local media outlet that despite the inauguration of the train’s test run by former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif in May, the train could not be fully operational as work was still being completed on different sites. Moreover, it was reported that the work is likely to be completed soon and no further delays are expected.

Officials quoted in the report stated that “in order to meet the target the contractors have deployed additional workforce on different parts of 27.1km (cut and cover section: 1.72km, elevated: 25.4km) long track”.

According to details, the progress of civil work on package-I from Dera Gujjaran, GT Road to Chouburji was 97 per cent and on package-II from Chouburji to Ali Town was more than 95 per cent. Work on Depot near Dera Gujjaran and Stabling Yard near Ali Town is almost complete.

In addition to that, 90 per cent of electrical and mechanical work on the project is complete. Also, 85 per cent of work on metallic track as well as the installation of electrical and mechanical equipment is complete.

Officials quoted in the report said that “five coaches are attached with each train, which holds the capacity to transport 1,000 passengers in one trip. More than 27,000 passengers will be able to travel on 27 metro trains in one trip. One train is set to make 10 trips in a day and hence relying upon the official claims it is estimated that more than 250,000 passengers will travel daily through metro trains when they will fully start their operation in the city of more than 11 million people”.

The metro train will operate at a commercial speed of 80 kilometres per hour and cover 27km Ali Town to Dera Gujjaran journey in 45 minutes. There are total 26 stations on the track — 24 are elevated and two are cut and cover stations.

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CJP Nisar Expresses Anger Over Incomplete Orange Line Project

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24th August, 2018) Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has expressed anger over the incompletion of Orange Line Metro Train Project (OLMTP).

A hearing on suo-moto notice on Lahore’s mega projects was held in the Supreme Court on Friday.

The CJP said in his remarks that Lahore has faced many difficulties. “I need a time frame when Lahore will be freed from this ordeal”, he said.

The representative of a construction company present in the hearing said that 90 percent work on the project is complete. The remaining work is to be done by the Chinese companies which can take three to four months.

He added that the last two cheques we received were bounced.

To this, CJP Nisar asked to question the finance secretary why the cheques were not cleared.

“Talk to the representatives of new government and tell me how long will this project take. I will take an undertaking from you all in how much time the project will be completed. I will not let any contractor back out from the project” the CJP remarked.

CJP Nisar also ordered the finance secretary to appear in the court.

 

[ghazi52]

Ideally, CJP should not have to do this at all if the departments actually in charge of these projects were doing their jobs properly. Unfortunately, we're still a very long way away from reaching that point.

 

[Indus Pakistan]

Ideally, CJP should not have to do this at all if the departments actually in charge of these projects were doing their jobs properly. Unfortunately, we're still a very long way away from reaching that point.

No doubt the city needed a metro train but I cannot imagine any other country would have this ugly thing elevated next to the fanstatic heritage of this city. The image of Chauburji ruined by the track says it all. London built underground network more than 120 years ago in the age of horse. Why the hell could this not have been built underground in age of internet and space travel?

 

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This train should have been underground. Hopefully this is first and last metro train in city build on ground. If underground train cost to much then don't bother till you can afford.

 

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Orange Line to complete next month

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LAHORE - The Orange Line Metro Train project is likely to be completed till end of next month as contractors have speeded up the work on the multi-billion project amid fresh warning of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

“We issued direction to contractors to increase the workforce on under construction sites. Hopefully project will become operational till end of September,” said a high official directly monitoring the execution work on the 27.1km (cut and cover section: 1.72km, elevated: 25.4km) long track. He, however, was not ready to be mentioned in the story.

Different deadlines were set for the completion of project during last year by the previous government. But, the government, now, officially avoid to set another deadline.

Work on the project started in October 2015 though the Punjab government’s agreement, according to some reports, for provision of loan with the Chinese bank was signed on Dec 21. Since the project has to complete in 27 months, the deadline already crossed more than six months.

Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday expressed concern over delay in completion of OLMT project and issued direction to Punjab chief secretary to submit progress reports. CJP Mian Saqib Nisar observed thousands of people had suffered a lot due to the construction work of the project. Saying the court could not see them in pain anymore, he directed the project should now be completed in hours, instead of days. The CJP was heading a three-judge bench seized with a case regarding contracts of mega projects awarded to a group of same companies. Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan were other members of the bench.

The official said that almost 90 percent work on all four packages was completed and it took not more than one month to complete the remaining work. There are reports that the government will have to pay damages of Rs51 million (per day) to the Chinese government if it fails to complete the projects till end of this year.

It is worth to note here that former Punjab government wanted to complete the project before end of its tenure but it failed to achieve this milestone, though former Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the trial run of the train in May.

Official said the work on laying track on package II and some mechanical and electric work on different stations was in progress while civil work had almost completed.

 

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Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project to be completed and will be Operational on July 30 2019 told to chief Justice Saqib Nisar today .

 

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Dead Asma Jehangir is good omen but her poop still smells.

When Pakistan was made, this ugly looking building was never there.
It was just a rubble of debris. It was built during 80's and again rebuilt in 90's, after that i don't know how many times but only objective it's reconstruction was corruption, non of public interest until the metro was born.
There's nothing historic associated with this building... there are plenty of heritage houses which Shabaz Sharif restored in old city, interested may go over there.
At least metro can serve the humanity.

 

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poop still smells.

Coming from the open pooping centre of the world you are true to your heritage. A turd is a turd - spray it green or not.

Chauburji (Punjabi and Urdu: چو برجی‬‎) is Mughal era monument in the city of Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The Shah Jahan period monument previously acted as a gateway to a large garden, and was built in 1646 C.E.

In August 2016, the Court halted construction of the metro within 200 feet of any heritage site, including Chauburji in order to prevent what UNESCO termed as potentially "irreversible damage," were the line to be constructed in its present form.[6]