Work on civic projects accelerated
Reduced traffic for over a week helps pursuit of development work on roads
LAHORE:
The civic agencies of the provincial capital strived to take advantage of the lockdown imposed during the past week to complete their pending development work in the city amid the low traffic flow and business shutdown without causing inconvenience to the citizens.
The Lahore Development Authority (LDA), Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA), Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) and Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) geared up to complete their projects as soon as the lockdown was imposed to check the spread of coronavirus during the Eidul Fitr holidays. According to sources, the aim of the authorities was to fill the gaps in the beautification and cleanliness operations in the city by the routine activities resume after the Eid.
Tunnel boring to help save roads
AIIB willing to give loan for underground pipelines replacement
LAHORE:
Consultancy firms have been shortlisted for Pakistan’s first project to lay underground sewerage lines without digging the roads to save the citizens from problems during the work.
The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) will complete the tunnel boring project with the support of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
Four international firms have been shortlisted for the consultancy for the pre-qualification process and funds for the project are expected to be released in June. The project will cost Rs14 billion.
The sewerage lines were laid in the provincial capital about 50 years ago and most of them could not be replaced by WASA despite the expiry of their useful life. WASA surveyed the dilapidated pipelines in the city. The surveys revealed that billions of rupees were required to replace the pipelines.