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Lahore
March 13, 2021
LAHORE:Chinese Ambassador in Pakistan Nong Rong visited the Orange Line Metro Train Depot at Dera Gujjran here on Friday.
This was the first official visit of Nong Rong to the very first operational CPEC project in Pakistan. Top management officials from Norinco International welcomed the Chinese ambassador and escorted him to various departments of the project, where he also spoke with a Pakistani metro train driver to inquire about his ongoing experience.
The Chinese ambassador expressed his satisfaction at the overall running of the project and congratulated the entire team on doing their professional duties with utmost dedication and commitment.
OLMT losses keep accumulating in Punjab
Project cost, subsidy, deficit surpass projected estimates
OLMT Package I contractor says it will start laying asphalt layer on roads along a nine-kilometre stretch of the track from Tuesday. PHOTO: ABID NAWAZ/EXPRESS
LAHORE:
The Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) has become a source of financial loss for the province instead of benefiting the Punjab government.
According to sources, several transport projects of the province are being neglected because of the burden of the subsidy of billions of rupees being spent on the Orange Line train service.
The OLMT has faced a Rs900 million loss in the past four months. Only a fraction of the capacity of passengers was utilised, resulting in a daily deficit in the earning of Rs7.1 million.
Top Story
March 5, 2021
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday took notice of land acquisition for Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project despite a stay order and restrained the provincial government from any process till the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the prime ministerâs flagship.
Hearing multiple petitions, Justice Shahid Karim referred to media reports about the clash of the revenue officials and the farmers and asked a provincial law officer as to why the land was being evacuated for the project after a stay. The law officer said it was a public hearing by the land collector under section 9 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894. The judge observed that the court was previously told that the notification issued under section 4 of the Act for the acquisition of the land had been withdrawn. He said it was unfortunate that the farmers were being subjected to maltreatment.
Top Story
March 5, 2021
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Thursday took notice of land acquisition for Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project despite a stay order and restrained the provincial government from any process till the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the prime ministerâs flagship.
Hearing multiple petitions, Justice Shahid Karim referred to media reports about the clash of the revenue officials and the farmers and asked a provincial law officer as to why the land was being evacuated for the project after a stay.
The law officer said it was a public hearing by the land collector under section 9 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894.