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Pak seeks DMRC MDs advice on Metro
Vibha Sharma
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, March 16
Faced with similar problems of rising population, absence of a proper public transport system and ever rising number of vehicles, Pakistan has taken a cue from Delhi and is now planning to build a mass transit rail system (MRTS) in Lahore and Karachi on the lines of the Delhi Metro.
The success of the Delhi Metro in effectively dealing with noise pollution and traffic bottlenecks in the Capital also prompted the Pakistan Government to seek the advise of DMRC Managing Director E. Sreedharan in de-congesting its two major cities.
DMRC officials say that following an invitation from Pakistan to advise it on its plans to build a MRTS in Lahore, Sreedharan visited Pakistan on March 5 and gave a presentation on the viability of the MRTS in cities with over 1 million population.
The invite came from Chairman Planning and Development of Pakistans Punjab Suleman Ghani and during his four-day visit to Lahore, Sreedharan held discussions on existing plans on building the MRTS for the city. He also took part in meetings with local officials and visited the sites earmarked for the transit system. Delegations from Pakistan have also been visiting the Delhi Metro to understand its working.
Though the planning for a Metro in Lahore is still quite in initial stages, officials say that considering the similarities between the cities of India and Pakistan, the latter will most likely also approach the DMRC to provide expertise and consultancy for the project. An MRTS had also been planned in Karachi to meet increasing rush of the urban transportation there, the official said, adding that depending on success of the mass transit system in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan also plans to set up similar systems in other cities of the country.
Vibha Sharma
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, March 16
Faced with similar problems of rising population, absence of a proper public transport system and ever rising number of vehicles, Pakistan has taken a cue from Delhi and is now planning to build a mass transit rail system (MRTS) in Lahore and Karachi on the lines of the Delhi Metro.
The success of the Delhi Metro in effectively dealing with noise pollution and traffic bottlenecks in the Capital also prompted the Pakistan Government to seek the advise of DMRC Managing Director E. Sreedharan in de-congesting its two major cities.
DMRC officials say that following an invitation from Pakistan to advise it on its plans to build a MRTS in Lahore, Sreedharan visited Pakistan on March 5 and gave a presentation on the viability of the MRTS in cities with over 1 million population.
The invite came from Chairman Planning and Development of Pakistans Punjab Suleman Ghani and during his four-day visit to Lahore, Sreedharan held discussions on existing plans on building the MRTS for the city. He also took part in meetings with local officials and visited the sites earmarked for the transit system. Delegations from Pakistan have also been visiting the Delhi Metro to understand its working.
Though the planning for a Metro in Lahore is still quite in initial stages, officials say that considering the similarities between the cities of India and Pakistan, the latter will most likely also approach the DMRC to provide expertise and consultancy for the project. An MRTS had also been planned in Karachi to meet increasing rush of the urban transportation there, the official said, adding that depending on success of the mass transit system in Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan also plans to set up similar systems in other cities of the country.
