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SC directs Construction Cos to complete Orange Line Train project till May 20

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed annoyance over the delay in Orange Line Metro Train project and directed the construction companies to complete work by May 20. A division bench of the apex court, comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, heard the case.

During the course of proceedings, Justice Gulzar Ahmed also directed the all three construction companies to submit Rs 10 million guarantee each and remarked that the guarantee amount would be forfeited if the project is not finished by May 20. He hoped this project would be successful and would not come crashing down.

Justice Gulzar expressed concern over current project director Fazal Haleem and observed due to him the work has been delayed.

He directed that Justice (Retd) Jamshed or Justice Abdul Sattar Asghar be made the head of the technical committee.

He remarked that the Punjab government should consider if the current technical committee head Justice (retd) Zahid Hussain wanted to continue work.

He remarked that if the contractors do not work, fire them or put them in prison.

The project director is apparently being blackmailed by the construction companies, he added.

Justice Gulzar remarked that all three construction companies will give a guarantee of Rs1 billion and it will be confiscated if work is not completed by the scheduled date.

Advocate Naeem Bukhari, counsel for the construction companies, said that his clients could not give guarantee of Rs one billion.

He said that his clients have already given Rs two billion guarantee.

He said that his clients'' dues worth Rs 1.5 billion were pending.

Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan remarked that it is a public interest project and huge funds have been used for metro train project.

Justice Gulzar asked if there is any mechanism to check the quality of construction of the project.

The Project Director said that their consultants were supervising theconstruction work of the Orange Line Metro Train project.

The hearing was then adjourned for two weeks.

 

[BATMAN]

I don't support the idea of building metro on pillars but than Sharif regime is always black mailed by foreign sponsored NGO's and PTI.
Resulting in project costs going 100x high.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Look forward to launch of the Project it appears to Successful project in congested area

 

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Good News for the people of Lahore:

Orange Line Metro Train to be operational in October 2019. CM Punjab Usman Buzdar announced. 1000 people can travel in one train set of Orange Line. 92% work has been completed

 

[Behram Khilji]

Will be awesome to see this operational, party affiliations & politics aside it’s a good progress for transformation of transport sector with so much congestion in major cities.

 

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CM vows to complete Orange Line

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar visited the Orange Line Metro Train depot at Dera Gujran on Thursday where he was given a briefing about progress on the project.

The chief minister inspected the project and directed the authorities to expedite work. He said that civil works should be accelerated keeping in view the problems being caused by the project to people. In the light of court directions, he said, timely completion of the Orange Line project should be ensured. He said that no development project of public welfare would be stopped.

Buzdar was briefed that 92 percent of work had been completed and 1,000 passengers could travel in one Orange Line Metro Train. “After completion of civil works, the Chinese contractor will complete electrical and mechanical work as soon as possible,” he said. The chief minister also visited the Shalimar Station and inspected its various sections. He was briefed about the work carried out there.

Provincial Transport Minister Jehanzeb Khan Khichi, MD of the Punjab Mass Transit Authority, commissioner of the Lahore Division, vice chairman of the LDA, information secretary, LDA director general and others were also present on the occasion

 

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First complete Test Run of Lahore Orange Line Metro tracks from Dera Gujran to Ali Town has been conducted by Orange Line Metro. The test run was done at speed of 10 Km/h.

 

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First complete Test Run of Lahore Orange Line Metro tracks from Dera Gujran to Ali Town has been conducted by Orange Line Metro. The test run was done at speed of 10 Km/h.

10 Km/h

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

When will the Train formally Launch ?
So revenue from it can be used to pay down the 5 billion cost for building the train

 

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Good News for the people of Lahore:

Orange Line Metro Train to be operational in October 2019. CM Punjab Usman Buzdar announced. 1000 people can travel in one train set of Orange Line. 92% work has been completed

First it was January then March then July now October this project deserves to be in Guinness book of world records

 

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