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IslamabadThe government plans to spend Rs. 81.715 billion under its proposed Federal Transport Development Programme (FTDP) during this year aimed at ensuring improved traveling services and infrastructure for the public.
Of the proposed allocation, Rs 31.0 billion for the budgetary programme and Rs. 51 billion for National Highway Authority (NHA) under the budgetary corporations program.
Highlighting the salient features the proposed programme relating to Transport and Logistic sector, an official source on Friday said a major step under this initiative is implementation of restructuring of Pakistan Railways on commercial lines.
He said an allocation of Rs. 23 billion has been proposed for works on track rehabilitation of Pakistan Railways network,procurement and manufacture of 150 locomotives.
Besides, the official said pilot project for manufacture of five locos through indigenization, procurement and manufacture of 202 passenger coaches, doubling of track on Khanewal-Raiwind Section (246 km), up-gradation and improvement of existing track between Khanpur and Lodhran (287 km) and damages to Railway assets.
He said replacement of old and obsolete signaling system on Lodhran-Khanewal to Shahdara Section with modern state of the art system, rehabilitation of over aged 27 HGMU-30 DE locos, replacement of metal sleepers and track renewal on Lodhran-Shahdara section, replacement of three brake down/rescue cranes with allied accessories and other on-going projects are planned to be executed this year.
The official said under the new projects work for establishment of an Inland Container Terminal (ICT), Dry Port near Shershah Railway Station, Multan on public-private partnership basis and procurement of 150 DE locos (all in CBU condition) is also part of plan of execution.
The official while replying to a question, said freight operations are being prioritized and it has been decided that adjustment of fares and freight pricing will be determined according to market conditions and cost of doing business.
Of the proposed allocation, Rs 31.0 billion for the budgetary programme and Rs. 51 billion for National Highway Authority (NHA) under the budgetary corporations program.
Highlighting the salient features the proposed programme relating to Transport and Logistic sector, an official source on Friday said a major step under this initiative is implementation of restructuring of Pakistan Railways on commercial lines.
He said an allocation of Rs. 23 billion has been proposed for works on track rehabilitation of Pakistan Railways network,procurement and manufacture of 150 locomotives.
Besides, the official said pilot project for manufacture of five locos through indigenization, procurement and manufacture of 202 passenger coaches, doubling of track on Khanewal-Raiwind Section (246 km), up-gradation and improvement of existing track between Khanpur and Lodhran (287 km) and damages to Railway assets.
He said replacement of old and obsolete signaling system on Lodhran-Khanewal to Shahdara Section with modern state of the art system, rehabilitation of over aged 27 HGMU-30 DE locos, replacement of metal sleepers and track renewal on Lodhran-Shahdara section, replacement of three brake down/rescue cranes with allied accessories and other on-going projects are planned to be executed this year.
The official said under the new projects work for establishment of an Inland Container Terminal (ICT), Dry Port near Shershah Railway Station, Multan on public-private partnership basis and procurement of 150 DE locos (all in CBU condition) is also part of plan of execution.
The official while replying to a question, said freight operations are being prioritized and it has been decided that adjustment of fares and freight pricing will be determined according to market conditions and cost of doing business.
