LAHORE: Safety standards should strictly be observed while executing work on Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project during the foggy weather, said Ahmad Hassaan, chairman of the Steering Committee for the project.
He said this during the weekly progress review meeting on Wednesday.
“Doing work of LESCO workers on a height of 70 feet without safety equipment was painful. They must immediately be provided the required paraphernalia,” he said.
To avoid untoward incidents under such weather, he directed for using traffic police officials for escorting the precast structures for the project to the places of their launching. He called upon the Lahore Waste Management Company for paying special attention for the cleanliness of the areas where construction work was in progress.
The meeting was informed that so far 56.6 percent civil work on the project has been completed while progress on package from Dera Gujjaran to Chauburji was 72 percent. As many as 234 transoms and 189 U-tub girders had also been launched along package one of the project. More than half of the construction work on bridge on Lahore Ring Road near Dera Gujjaran has been completed while work on underground passage from Shesha Market Chowk to The Mall was also in full swing.
The meeting was told that the prequalified firms have been given another opportunity for filing their tenders by December 23 for construction of a new storm water drain starting from Haji Camp at Nichelson Road and leading to River Ravi via Lakshmi Chowk and Chauburji. These tenders will be opened on December 29.
It was informed that there were a total of 2,631 property tax units and 930 professional tax units along the route of Orange Line Metro train and policy was being finalised for providing relief to these affectees.
Mayor Col (r) Mubashar Javed, Member Provincial Assembly Chaudhry Shahbaz Ahmad and TEPA Chief Engineer Saifur Rehman attended the meeting.
