^^
Notice the idiot biker on extreme left with a lady on his back going WRONG WAY on THE MOST ZIGZAG bridge of the city

Then Notice the lad walking on the bridge INTO the curve where a speedy vehicle is expected any time from opposite side

In my opinion the diversion for the slip bridge must start from the point where the black car/taxi is in the above picture. From that point till the concrete wall of the slip, hard-1.5 inch cat eyes be installed and overhead directional boards be mounted at the point where light green rickshaw is on the incoming bridge.

http://www.dailywaqt.com/220412/Images/p3-07.jpg

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good.

now they need to clear teh area underneath.

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why do they allow rickshaws on flyovers? its dangerous for cars where will they turn if richskaw is in front?

i remember 10 years ago the Lahore traffic was a nightmare..how do u guys feel about traffic there now a days with all the new ring roads flyovers etc??? is it more civilised:)

not yet... i think need more flyovers ad underpasses........... :)

HONDA has built a new large(for pakistan) dealer in Lahore


http://www.facebook.com/pages/Honda-Gateway-Pvt-Ltd/284947708182790

lol 10 years ago, it was a heaven. I was in Lahore in early 2009. I witnessed 3 accidents on the first day as I got out of airport. No matter how many roads, flyovers or underpasses you build, people in lahore are jahil when it comes to driving. they are all extremely good drivers and are really good at breaking traffic laws. Every car i saw in lahore had dents, scratches etc. Cars with lights and bumper missing were very common. People have stopped caring about traffic laws. The traffic police needs to come up with new regulations just like we have here in canada and america. Suspension of drivers license, confiscation of car, tickets etc

It's a typical rant - yes the traffic is bad but you haven't seen other places yet so don't generalize all Lahori's as jahil. It's offensive.

Being Lahori....

You can't accuse all Lahori's to be "jahil" its ridiculous, although it is true that many people are illiterate but this problem can be solved by providing them awareness through media.LAHORE88 you should mind your language, last time you called all Pakistanis BHIKARI AWAM and now all Lahori's jahil

i think he is himself lahori too :)

First ever shopping festival attracts many
LAHORE - The first-ever Lahore Shopping Festival 2012 was heralded with a dazzling opening ceremony here at Lahore Polo Club in the presence of hundreds of participants who had flocked here to be part of this historic event.
The festivities of the Lahore Shopping Festival were jointly declared open by the Chief Guest Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Mohammad Iqbal and the LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh. The LCCI Senior Vice President Kashif Younis Meher, Vice President Saeeda Nazar, former LCCI presidents Shahzad Ali Malik, Mohammad Ali Mian, former Senior Vice President Sh. Mohammad Arshad, US Consul General Nina Maria Fite, wife of the Indonesian Ambassador Butar Latuconsina Kusdiana, city elite, top bureaucrats and a large number of women attended the opening Ceremony of Lahore Shopping Festival. A stunning polo match was also part of the Lahore Shopping Festival Opening ceremony.
Hundreds of pigeons and balloons were also released in the air the mark the opening of the Lahore Shopping Festival that would continue till April 29.
The Lahore Shopping Festival was a joint initiative of the Punjab Government and Lahore chamber of Commerce and Industry. This mega event was a combination of events including a three day expo at Lahore Expo centre, Polo tournament, Qirat competition, a young entrepreneur business plan competition, photography competition, vintage car rally, Punjabi Cultural night, Job fair, business walk, Lahore wrestling championship, motor bike rally, fashion show, energy conference and a soft ball cricket tournament while at the first phase, a polo match played at Lahore Polo Club on Sunday between the teams of Changoz and Loto Carpets while a Qira’at Competition among finalists of the qualifying round is being held today (Monday).
Speaking at the opening of the Lahore Shopping Festival, Iqbal said the CM’s vision to turn the province into a hub of economic activities would bear fruit soon. He said all energies are being spent for the welfare of the masses facing deep troubles due to fast escalating prices of daily use items. He reassured the LCCI office-bearers of Punjab government’s full support for the success of the Lahore Shopping Festival. He said the CM was having meetings with potential foreign investors to attract investment in the province of Punjab. In their address, the LCCI President Irfan Qaiser Sheikh said the Lahore Shopping Festival had been designed to promote economic activities in the Province of Punjab. He said that at the three-day first Punjab Expo as many as 250 renowned business groups are showcasing their products. On the sidelines of the exhibition an energy conference would also be held where leading economic experts would be presenting the solution to the ongoing energy crisis. A methodology to overcome the energy challenges being faced by the country would be given to the government. The 3-day Expo Lahore at Expo Center would be “Made in Punjab” in true sense of the word. Two mega events including a photography competition at Lahore Heritage Museum and Softball Cricket
Tournament at Bagh-e-Jinnah will be inaugurated today (Monday). Meanwhile, the polo match was won by the Changoz who scored 6 goals against one goal scored by the Loto Carpets.

Life under the flyover is in total mess, i hope it gets well soon!
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I am not talking out of my ass

Yes you are !

/thread.

I have a few questions..
1) how much cleaner has lahore got since the new cleaning system was introduced?
2) Do people in lahore follow traffic rules? like speed limits, lanes etc.
3) It's about those new busses, do they stop everywhere or only stop-to-stop?

Awaiting for your answers,
Thankyou.

http://www.dailywaqt.com/240412/Images/p2-02.jpg

I have a few questions..
1) how much cleaner has lahore got since the new cleaning system was introduced?
2) Do people in lahore follow traffic rules? like speed limits, lanes etc.
3) It's about those new busses, do they stop everywhere or only stop-to-stop?

Awaiting for your answers,
Thankyou.

1) It's still the same.
2) In crowded areas, you can't expect even yourself to follow the rules. :lol:
3) All buses stop only at the stops.

On a previous visit to Lahore, i saw many ppl following their lanes. I even saw some ppl lighting indicators when changing lanes, especially near signals. I think, travelling on motorway has increased ppl's traffic sense.

^^

Agreed

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^^ Nope

lol 10 years ago, it was a heaven. I was in Lahore in early 2009. I witnessed 3 accidents on the first day as I got out of airport. No matter how many roads, flyovers or underpasses you build, people in lahore are jahil when it comes to driving. they are all extremely good drivers and are really good at breaking traffic laws. Every car i saw in lahore had dents, scratches etc. Cars with lights and bumper missing were very common. People have stopped caring about traffic laws. The traffic police needs to come up with new regulations just like we have here in canada and america. Suspension of drivers license, confiscation of car, tickets etc

Areas like gulberg, cantt, defence, model town you will see people following traffic rules, giving signals, driving in their lanes but other areas like old lahore, ichra, shadra, gawal mandi, minar-e-pakistan, and other areas, people dont follow traffic rules.

Btw, does anyone know if the bus stand has been moved from minar-e-pakistan yet?

When I was in Lahore, i had two logical divisions of traffic pattern in Lahore along the Canal, people living on left side of Canal e.g. ICHRA, MOZANG had very bad traffic sense and driving and people on right bank of Canal e.g. Gulberg and DHA had better traffic sense.

When I was in Lahore, i had two logical divisions of traffic pattern in Lahore along the Canal, people living on left side of Canal e.g. ICHRA, MOZANG had very bad traffic sense and driving and people on right bank of Canal e.g. Gulberg and DHA had better traffic sense.

^^^ yes, very true.

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^^ cool but there was first death on the fly-over the other day according to C42 - A passenger van ran over a bike , killing man & a lady in a mixup. It was mentioned as speeding but not sure if the turn has something to do with it.

excellent pictures... :lol: :cheers:

^^ cool but there was first death on the fly-over the other day according to C42 - A passenger van ran over a bike , killing man & a lady in a mixup. It was mentioned as speeding but not sure if the turn has something to do with it.

if i am not wrong it was on the road under the flyover not on the flyover

Today, i drove on the fly over twice. was astonished to see a lot of pedestrians also walking on the fly over. dunno why

Otherwise hats off to Khadim-e-Ala. Traffic and cleanliness in most parts of lahore is quite remarkable. Traffic in pindi is much much more cumbersome mainly due to encroachments, poor planning, negligence and poor plannings of earlier decades.

if i am not wrong it was on the road under the flyover not on the flyover

on the fly over - I saw the news on city 42 stream here.

Today, i drove on the fly over twice. was astonished to see a lot of pedestrians also walking on the fly over. dunno why

Otherwise hats off to Khadim-e-Ala. Traffic and cleanliness in most parts of lahore is quite remarkable. Traffic in pindi is much much more cumbersome mainly due to encroachments, poor planning, negligence and poor plannings of earlier decades.

There should be an operation in Pindi just like in Lahore - when the destroyed all the big tall buildings if they don't meet the code. That should fix them for next 10-12 years and they would fear that it would happen again so better get it right in start.

http://hcs.com.pk/images/Muslim%20Town%20Flyover/116.jpg

These extended legs are looking hideous :no: If some expert can explain here the technical reason behind this?

I think this was meant to be the widened part of the bridge to provide a safe and comfortable entry onto the slip bridge towards the ramp on Wahdat road. For seemingly unknown reasons they chose not to do so (hence creating a constant risk for motorists)

^To counter the strong wind currents :lol:

Kalma chowk is still a mess though. I guess Ferozpur road is a priority since it acts (or will act) as a chord in the complete ring road.

^To counter the strong wind currents :lol:

Kalma chowk is still a mess though. I guess Ferozpur road is a priority since it acts (or will act) as a chord in the complete ring road.

Not ferozpur road, canal bank road would be the chord. Provided that the entire loop of LRR ever gets completed :)

Nice pics...:okay:

Not ferozpur road, canal bank road would be the chord. Provided that the entire loop of LRR ever gets completed :)
actually both the rds i.e. canal rd and ferozpur rd would be chords in ring rd. . almost perpendicular to each other. But Ferozpur rd has much more importance when seen in conjunction with ring rd because southern loop of ring rd is still a distant future.

I think this was meant to be the widened part of the bridge to provide a safe and comfortable entry onto the slip bridge towards the ramp on Wahdat road. For seemingly unknown reasons they chose not to do so (hence creating a constant risk for motorists)

if u look carefully, there is the lane on the right side of the yellow marked line IS the ramp onto wahdat road.

thank you for the pics. :)

@santix tru dat.

We need some low buses for the canal road (not more than 10.5 feet high). Don't know if something like that exists. We need something that'll be able to go through the underpasses. But that'll introduce a new problem: all the stops are at the intersections, where'll the passengers board and get off the bus...

We really need to focus on our public transport, it's in awful condition right now. Instead we get the pointless blue cabs :ohno:.

LAHORE, April 24: Eight shuttle trains each will start running between Lahore and Shahdara railway stations from Wednesday (today).

Comprising economy class coaches, the trains would continue to operate throughout the day and cover the distance between Lahore and Shahdara in 20 minutes, while the minimum fare would be Rs30 per passenger, said a spokesman on Tuesday.

From Lahore, the first shuttle train will leave at 6:30am, the second at 8:15am, the third at 10:15am, the fourth at 12 noon, the fifth at 2pm, the sixth at 3:45pm, the seventh at 5:30pm and the eighth at 7:30pm.

From Shahdara, the first shuttle will leave at 7:20am, the second at 9:20am, the third at 11am, the fourth at 12:50pm, the fifth at 2:50pm, the sixth at 4:30pm, the seventh at 6:30pm and the eighth at 8:20pm.

On a directive of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the cash-starved Pakistan Railways decided in the first week of this month shuttle trains between Lahore and Shahdara to facilitate the labourers and white-collar people who come to the two capitals daily to earn livelihood.

http://dawn.com/2012/04/25/eight-shuttle-trains/

LAHORE, April 24: Eight shuttle trains each will start running between Lahore and Shahdara railway stations from Wednesday (today).

Comprising economy class coaches, the trains would continue to operate throughout the day and cover the distance between Lahore and Shahdara in 20 minutes, while the minimum fare would be Rs30 per passenger, said a spokesman on Tuesday.

From Lahore, the first shuttle train will leave at 6:30am, the second at 8:15am, the third at 10:15am, the fourth at 12 noon, the fifth at 2pm, the sixth at 3:45pm, the seventh at 5:30pm and the eighth at 7:30pm.

From Shahdara, the first shuttle will leave at 7:20am, the second at 9:20am, the third at 11am, the fourth at 12:50pm, the fifth at 2:50pm, the sixth at 4:30pm, the seventh at 6:30pm and the eighth at 8:20pm.

On a directive of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, the cash-starved Pakistan Railways decided in the first week of this month shuttle trains between Lahore and Shahdara to facilitate the labourers and white-collar people who come to the two capitals daily to earn livelihood.

http://dawn.com/2012/04/25/eight-shuttle-trains/

From Lahore City Railway Station to Shahdara? It's beyond logical understanding. It must have been from Kot Lakhpat to Shahdara.

From Lahore City Railway Station to Shahdara? It's beyond logical understanding. It must have been from Kot Lakhpat to Shahdara.

When something is just for political point scoring and media show-off, this is what you should expect.

^^
Pakistan Railways on Tuesday started shuttle train service between Lahore and Shahdara.


Javed Anwar, Divisional Superintendent Railways, inaugurated the shuttle train service between Lahore Railway Station and Shahdara Railway Station. The shuttle train will operate with five bogies with a capacity for 300 passengers.

The one-way fare of the train would be Rs 30 and it would cover the distance within 20 minutes. The shuttle train’s operation will be conducted 16 times a day between Lahore and Shahdara.

According to Pakistan Railways authorities, the train route would also be started for Kot Lakhpat if the shuttle train gets good response from the commuters.

http://dunyanews.tv/index.php?key=Q2F0SUQ9OCNOaWQ9NzcwODc=

Commissioner wants illegal structures razed

LAHORE, April 26: Commissioner Jawad Rafique Malik directed the officials on Thursday to take action against those involved in encroaching on graveyards, schools, dispensaries and other such places.

Presiding over a meeting with MPAs held here to review the pace of work on various development schemes, the commissioner ordered the officials to get the land of graveyards, schools and other sites vacated from illegal occupants within a week.

He asked the departments to complete the development schemes regarding education, health, clean drinking water, sewerage, roads and buildings by the end of next month.

Mr Malik sought a detailed report from the officials regarding existing schools and dispensaries.

TRADERS: District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal has said the problems being faced by the traders will be solved on priority.

Speaking to a delegation of traders during his visit to Liberty Market on Thursday, he said all decisions about encroachments, expansion and development work in markets would be taken in consultation with traders.

INDUSTRIAL UNITS: Another 30 industrial units have been identified in residential areas during a drive.

According to a report submitted to the DCO, five industrial units have been identified by teams at Ravi town, four each at Data Ganj Bakhsh, Wagah and Samanabad towns, five each at Gulberg and Iqbal towns and three at Shalimar town.

Earlier, special teams identified more than 300 industrial units in residential areas in the last 15 days.

SMOKING BAN: Additional District Collector (General) Mussarat Jabeen said on Thursday the CDGL administration would ensure implementation of ban on smoking at public places.

Presiding over a meeting of district implementation committee of tobacco control here, she said the CDGL would launch awareness campaign against injurious effects of smoking and sheesha at schools and colleges. — Staff Reporter

LAHORE, April 26: The pace of work on the construction of service roads on both sides of the Muslim Town Flyover seems to be very slow, causing great inconvenience to citizens.

A survey conducted by Dawn on Thursday revealed that the officials concerned had failed to complete service roads on time.

This reporter witnessed that pace of work on building the roads was very slow amid execution of remaining work of the flyover project.

“The people around the chief minister don’t brief him properly about miseries of the masses. They (officials) only prefer construction of bridges rapidly but altogether ignore the completion of ancillary works,” Shamsher Ali, a staff member of a juice/ice cream shop, told Dawn. He said though a large number of workers were employed during construction of flyover, only a few workers were busy in building service roads.

“The engineering staff have left the site after carrying out digging work from Muslim Town Morr to Ichhra. They didn’t return to complete the earth work to pave the way for completion of other works,” he added.

He said before start of construction work, daily sale of his shop was around Rs15,000 to 20,000. But, it has reduced to paltry Rs2,000 to Rs3,000 after the start of the project.

He said though Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had visited the project site twice, he was found interested in getting the flyover completed and not the remaining construction works (service roads, footpaths).

Muhammad Latif, another shopkeeper, said the project had almost ruined the businesses of traders. “Though construction of such mega projects was need of the hour, no one can understand the difficulties we are facing here,” he added.

A local resident, Muhammad Sajid, said he and many others had contacted diseases due to allergy caused by dust and pollution.

“Most of the people use roads instead of flyovers. So officials should complete service roads on a priority basis to overcome diseases and business losses,” he added.

A van driver, Sharif, called the construction work detrimental to transporters as worst traffic mess could be seen at the place in peak hours.

He appealed to the chief minister to look into the issue and order accordingly.

When contacted, Project Director Sabir Sadozai said that officials were actively engaged in carrying out their respective works.

“We know well that the people are facing problems. But, we want to conclude this work nicely to solve their problems on a permanent basis,” he added.

He said initially the management had picked three service roads i.e. first one from Police Training School to Rescue-1122 office, second one from Kulfa Shop to Ichhra and the third one a parallel service road to the second one across the road.

He said the entire works would be completed by the end of May or during the first week of June positively.

Anyone have any info on the multi-storey apartment building under construction on a very large (430 ft. x 290 ft.) commercial plot in N-Block Model Town Extension next to NESPAK House on Faisal Town Main Boulevard in Lahore? The building has been designed by NESPAK and is going up very quickly.

Coordinates of the site are as follows:

31°28'27.79"N
74°18'38.54"E

Anyone have any info on the multi-storey apartment building under construction on a very large (430 ft. x 290 ft.) commercial plot in N-Block Model Town Extension next to NESPAK House on Faisal Town Main Boulevard in Lahore? The building has been designed by NESPAK and is going up very quickly.

Coordinates of the site are as follows:

31°28'27.79"N
74°18'38.54"E

A friend of mine who lives near the site told me that these apartments which are u/c will be alloted to Nespak officials.

A friend of mine who lives near the site told me that these apartments which are u/c will be alloted to Nespak officials.

Thanks. That explains the speed and high quality of the construction.

^^ Any pics please?

Say hello to the country’s largest flyover!

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Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated 3-lane Muslim Town Flyover on Sunday. This is the longest flyover constructed in the country so far. This project has been completed in a period of 176 days at a cost of Rs 2 billion on the important trade way Ferozepur Road situated in the heart of provincial metropolis.

As many as 4 lakh 27 thousand vehicles will pass over a 2.6km long Muslim Town Flyover daily. There will be a saving of Rs.2.6 billion in the fuel due to smooth flow of traffic and this bridge will recoup its construction cost only within a year.

The inaugural ceremony was to be held on April 21 and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chief Nawaz Sharif was supposed to open the Flyover for traffic. However, the ceremony was cancelled after Bhoja Air Line crash on April 20 but flyover was opened for traffic. The CM formally inaugurated the project along with provincial ministers, assembly members, senior officers of NLC, NESPAK, Communication and Works Department, district administration and a large number of people were also present on this occasion.

Addressing the inaugural function, the CM said provision of comfortable and rapid public transport facilities to the poor and middle class was the mission of his life. He said that a Bus Rapid Transit System of international standard was being introduced in the province for the facility of the people who were forced to travel by old buses and wagons. He said the costly cars of elite were passed near the poor passengers who were waiting on bus stops for hours and think whether they will ever get such travelling facilities. He said that now most modern air-conditioned buses to be run under a bus rapid transit system will cross these costly cars and the rich people will surprise to see that poor people are travelling in these buses comfortably and honourably without any hindrance.

Shahbaz said Punjab government had promoted the culture of completing public welfare projects of billion of rupees in record period and transparent manner. He said that due to the misdeeds of corrupt and inefficient rulers of Islamabad, the country has been plunged into darkness.

Shahbaz further said Punjab government had converted the graveyards of corruption into minerats of development through commitment, hard work and honesty. He said that Punjab government has completed development projects in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur and other cities speedily and transparently.

The CM said no effort was being spared to keep the process of development free from corruption in the province.

He said Punjab had set an example with regard to high quality, transparency and timely completion of development works throughout the country. He said after Kalma Chowk Flyover, high quality of construction has also been maintained in Muslim Town Flyover. The CM disclosed that petrol pump of his relative which came in the way of Kalma Chowk Flyover project was also demolished.

The chief minister said if the people elected Pakistan Muslim League-N in the next general elections, the energy crisis would end within three years. He also announced a cash prize of Rs20 lakh for the labourers who took part in the construction of Muslim Town Flyover. Regretting the inconvenience caused to the citizens due to construction of Muslim Town Flyover, Shahbaz Sharif said that it was a temporary inconvenience which has now become a permanent convenience.

Muslim town flyover:

Salient Features of Muslim Town Flyovers, Lahore

Name of Client = Government of Punjab (C & W Department)
Name of Consultant = NESPAK
Name of Contractor = NLC in association with Habib Constructio Services
Date of Commencement of Works = October 28, 2011
Date of Completion = April 21, 2012
Time for Completion = 177 Days (5 months, 25 days)
Length of Flyovers including Ramps
Flyover-1 (Kasur Bound) = 949 M
Flyover-2 (Ichra Bound) = 1308 M
Flyover-3 (Wahdat Road Slip) = 298 M
Total = 2655 Meters
Project Cost = Rs. 2.3 Billions
Number of Spans = 58
Width of Flyover 11 M (Flyover-1 & 2) and 8.1 M (Wahdat Road Slip)
Number of Lanes 3 No. (Flyover-1 & 2) and 2 No. (Wahdat Road Slip)
Number of Piles = 307
Number of Girders = 534
Number of Box Girder = 4 Spans
Radius of Box Girder curve = 48 Meter

Muslim town flyover completed, so whats next now :D

Muslim town flyover completed, so whats next now :D

I think kalma chock underpass would be really important if it can get completed.

Muslim town flyover completed, so whats next now :D

Dissolving Punjab Assembly and pave the way for early elections perhaps ?

guys, post the next top 3 intersections where a flyover is most needed.in your opinion.... :)

^^
1) I think Qartaba Chowk (Mozang Chungi) to make Ferozepure Road signal free or atleast most of it signal free.

2) Road between Canal Rd & Wahdat Rd via PU

3) Fix the road from Thokar to Raiwind

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1) I think Qartaba Chowk (Mozang Chungi) to make Ferozepure Road signal free or atleast most of it signal free.

2) Road between Canal Rd & Wahdat Rd via PU

3) Fix the road from Thokar to Raiwind

Agreed

plus Morr Samanabad needs urgent attention. I would be highly delighted that a project of express way be launch from Camp Jail on Ferozpur Road to Grid Station in Gulshan-e-Ravi along the drain. It was the originally part of Ring Road project plan.

@shakeelahmedch, good suggestions.... Mozang not only need a flyover but an underpass too... this area is really messed up always...

i think work is going on at Raiwind road (Thokar to raiwind)

and i have heard a flyover is planned at railway crossing on Qasuri road....(dont know details)

I think kalma chock underpass would be really important if it can get completed.



now they should start work on wahdat road karim block section to canal road its badly needed in this area

The remaining phase of Multan road from Chuburji to Scheme Mor should be of the top priority for me! it really is a messed up portion!

I just downloaded latest Google earth (version 6.2 2012), bt I found Kalma chowk there instead of flyover, even no signs of under construction site. It means they dont update Pakistani cities?? somebody wrote in any thread that flyover is picked by the latest version of Google. Will anybody guide me which version is running now adays and how to download that cause I downloaded yesterday that is still old. If that is the latest, its more than 2 years old. If that is not, how can we download the latest version please guide. Everytime, I download the latest, the site shows this one and installs it. Please guide me. Thanks

Muslim town flyover completed, so whats next now :D

Fixing the roads under the flyover..... they are still a mess

Just came to know about the upcoming project. underpass across Ferozpur Road at Shah Jamal Chowk from Shah Jamal into Ichhra. After completion, effectively, there will be no road crossing at this point. Anyone coming from Model Town, Muslim Town or thereabout and wishes to go to Shadman will not be able to turn right, rather he will have to go upto Shama Chowk to turn right or to take a U turn.

It will mean that after Model Town Morr, anyone travelling on Ferozpur Road will come across first traffic signal at Shama Chowk. And anyone travelling from Shama Chowk, will come across first signal on Qainchi Amar Sidhu (Yes they plan to close Qaddafi Stadium crossing too)

Ichra Flyover Aerial View- An Architectural Marvel!


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Just came to know about the upcoming project. underpass across Ferozpur Road at Shah Jamal Chowk from Shah Jamal into Ichhra. After completion, effectively, there will be no road crossing at this point. Anyone coming from Model Town, Muslim Town or thereabout and wishes to go to Shadman will not be able to turn right, rather he will have to go upto Shama Chowk to turn right or to take a U turn.

It will mean that after Model Town Morr, anyone travelling on Ferozpur Road will come across first traffic signal at Shama Chowk. And anyone travelling from Shama Chowk, will come across first signal on Qainchi Amar Sidhu (Yes they plan to close Qaddafi Stadium crossing too)

I was driving on Ferozpur road around 8 pm and there was a big mess at shah jamal chowk! was stuck there for around 30 mins! And I was thinking exactly the same thing i-e these two crossings of Shah jamal chowk & qadafi chowk should be closed! and these crossings will surely be closed once the brts root reaches at this point!

I was driving on Ferozpur road around 8 pm and there was a big mess at shah jamal chowk! was stuck there for around 30 mins! And I was thinking exactly the same thing i-e these two crossings of Shah jamal chowk & qadafi chowk should be closed! and these crossings will surely be closed once the brts root reaches at this point!

What a coincindence! i was there at the same time and experienced the same :)

i hope some govt. official or some one from planning and development department will be reading this thread,

so he should note down the suggestions by the honourable members and posters... :)

Muslim town flyover looks nice...

I was driving on Ferozpur road around 8 pm and there was a big mess at shah jamal chowk! was stuck there for around 30 mins! And I was thinking exactly the same thing i-e these two crossings of Shah jamal chowk & qadafi chowk should be closed! and these crossings will surely be closed once the brts root reaches at this point!

That was bound to happen. More fly-overs mean more congestion at chock point unless we fix them. Remaining chock-points are Ichra,Shahjmal,LOS and then Mozang Chungi. I think Shahjmal needs an underpass as traffic is huge due to schools or the only other option is to shutdown but people would exploit it due to the nature of area.

such a clear day in Lahore is rare..i wish the governemnt would go after the soot/sulfur emitting factories that blacken the skys every day

What a coincindence! i was there at the same time and experienced the same :)

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That was bound to happen. More fly-overs mean more congestion at chock point unless we fix them. Remaining chock-points are Ichra,Shahjmal,LOS and then Mozang Chungi. I think Shahjmal needs an underpass as traffic is huge due to schools or the only other option is to shutdown but people would exploit it due to the nature of area.

Agreed! As per the ground realities, the next 8-10 months would be really difficult for commuters using ferozpur road! the situation will get clear once the brts roots gets completed uptil Mozang chungi atleast! But if you guys have noticed that from Shah jamal chowk to Mozan chungi, ferozpur road is not that wide as it was from Muslim town Mor to Gajjumata where brts is currently u/c, how come its possible to provide a separate lane for brts from shah jamal chowk to mozang chungi, the service road would surely be then utilized as the main road :? That case would be a nightmare for the traders & shop owners!

^^ +1

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LDA to spend Rs250m on roads and hockey stadium

LDA governing body also decided to abandon plans for a new housing scheme on Raiwind Road, and to hire new directors and deputy directors for the WASA.

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has approved spending of some Rs250 million on various road development projects and a hockey stadium in Johar Town.

In a meeting here on Monday, the LDA governing body also decided to abandon plans for a new housing scheme on Raiwind Road, and to hire new directors and deputy directors for the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA).

The governing body approved a Rs58 million project for the widening and improvement of the 1.5-kilometre road from Bhogiwal Road to China Road, Gujjarpura Scheme, for the benefit of 35,000 vehicles that use the road daily. The dual carriageway will be widened to 20-feet wide on each side within three months.

It also approved a Rs53.2 million project for the improvement of Palwama Chowk/Channar Chowk near Adda Plot, Raiwind Road, for the benefit of residents of private housing schemes situated along the road.

The governing body decided to spend Rs138.92 million on the laying of synthetic turf, installation of flood lights and other facilities at the hockey stadium being built in Johar Town.

The meeting allowed the procurement of 600 school-chairs, at a cost of Rs3 million, from the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) for six models schools run by the LDA.

The LDA decided to withdraw a notification issued under Section 13(3) of the LDA Act, 1975 and Section-4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for the acquisition of land for a new housing scheme (LDA Avenue-II) proposed to be developed at 1,100 kanals on Raiwind Road, after the land owners expressed little interest in selling.

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Canal bank road after completion @ night
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thanks for sharing SH, really stunning image! are these LED street lights?

Nice pi of Canal Bank Road SH... Many thanx... Can u not post some more pics of the same please?

thanks for sharing SH, really stunning image! are these LED street lights?

Yes LED lights!

Looks amazing...

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^^ Whats that "paich work" ???? :dunno:

^^ Whats that "paich work" ???? :dunno:
Patch work

A Turkish company, Albayrak, will operate at least 100 new air-conditioned buses on four city routes under regulations of the Lahore Transport Company.

“The Turkish companies’ huge investment in the urban transport sector of Pakistan indicates the strong relationship, brotherhood and mutual trust between Turkey and Pakistan,”

LTC Chairman Khwaja Ahmad Hassan said at an agreement signing ceremony between the LTC and Albayrak held at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat here on Friday.

LTC Chief Executive Officer Khwaja Haider Latif from the LTC and Member Board of Directors Hamid Chelac from the Turkish Company signed the agreement. Secretary Transport Capt Muhammad Yousaf (retired), LTC Vice-Chairman Mehar Ishtiaq, general managers and other senior officials concerned were also present.Mr Hassan said the Turkish company would operate 100 buses manufactured by the Ankai Company on route No-8 (General Bus Stand to Allama Iqbal Airport), route No-28 (Allama Iqbal Airport to Valencia Town), route No-39 (Allama Iqbal Airport to Sherakot) and route No-46 (Defence to Allama Iqbal Airport).

The chairman said the LTC was successfully executing various urban transport projects in collaboration with Turkish and local companies.

INDUCTION: A private Chinese bus company inducted 30 more air-conditioned buses on various routes of the city under LTC regulations. “Provision of 30 air-conditioned buses by Foton Busco Company on various city routes will facilitate the people at large at the provincial metropolis,” LTC chairman and adviser to Chief Minister Khawaja Ahmad
Hassan said while addressing the launching ceremony of buses on route No-51 (Lahore-Kasur) here.

He said the LTC was providing an enabling environment to the local and foreign businessmen investing in the urban transport sector.

He said various national and international transport companies were expressing their full confidence in the LTC and the Punjab government by virtue of reforms introduced in the urban transport sector.

Foton Busco chairman Joseph Vergease said his company was executing the public transport project with the assistance and collaboration of the Punjab government.

He said 30 air-conditioned buses would be plied in the first phase and their number would be increased on various routes during the second phase.

^^ After the opening of route no. 51 (Lahore-Kasur), those private coaster service from Lahore to Kasur should be banned in the city creating a mess on Ferozpure road.

^^ After the opening of route no. 51 (Lahore-Kasur), those private coaster service from Lahore to Kasur should be banned in the city creating a mess on Ferozpure road.

Perhaps you underestimate the volume of passengers on the route and affordability of the masses

Total 1296 Flats and Each Flat Values 12 LAC RUPEES-Given Free Of Cost To Deserving Labourers. Special quota for women workers, widows of labourers, old labourers and incapacitated workers.

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Contractor Ordered to Complete Three Roads

DCO Lahore Noor-ul-Amin Mengal has conducted visits of Shahrah-e-Aiwan-e-Tijarat, Allama Iqbal Road and Circular Road on Saturday and inspected the development work.

The DCO Lahore directed to construct roads as early as possible and said no compromise would be made on the standard of construction material. He said that during the construction of roads on both sides of Shahrah-e-Aiwan-e-Tijarat, only one side of the road would be closed for the facility of citizens, so that traffic could move smoothly. He further said that special attention would be paid on material used during the construction of roads.

He directed the contractor to expedite the construction work on Shahrah-e-Aiwan-e-Tijarat and complete the road till 15th of May. Later, he visited the Allama Iqbal Road and inspected the work there. On this occasion, he said that Allama Iqbal Road was an important road for transportation, so the completion of this road was the top priority. The DCO Lahore also inspected sewerage system and other works at Allama Iqbal Road and directed concerned authorities to complete the work as soon as possible. He further said he would not tolerate further delay for the completion of Allama Iqbal Road. He said the construction work should be continued at night also. The DCO Lahore said that funds had been released for the construction of roads, and construction work at Allama Iqbal Road should be completed till 31st of May. He further said it was the priority of the CDGL to provide best facilities to citizens. Later, the DCO Lahore visited the Circular Road and inspected the construction work. He said the construction of road would complete very soon. Officials of NLC, WASA and District Administration also accompanied the DCO.

Metro Bus Service to End Traffic Woes: CM

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday said that metro bus service was a modern system of public transport equipped with facilities of 21st century, through which rapid, quality and affordable traveling facilities would be available to the people.

He said that the project of metro bus would bring a paradigm shift in the traditional public transport system and the common man would benefit from it. He said that the people having their own conveyance would prefer to travel by metro bus service due to its best standard which would save the fuel.

He expressed the views while addressing a meeting held with regard to launching intelligent system of computerised control of transport and metro bus service at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat here.

The meeting reviewed the pace of work on the project of metro bus service. Chairman Lahore Transport Company Kh. Ahmad Hassaan, Chairman Metro Bus Authority Sibtain Fazl-e-Haleem, the Planning & Development chairman, the secretaries of Finance, Transport, Housing and Communication & Works departments, the Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board, the director generals of Rescue 1122 and LDA, the Project Director Urban Unit, the chief traffic officer, the district coordination officer Lahore, officials of NESPAK and NLC and assembly members attended the meeting.

Addressing the meeting, Shahbaz Sharif said that people would get rid of traditional traffic problems due to metro bus service. He said that modern buses had been selected for metro bus service and staff of the buses would be courteous and polite. Similarly, the modern system of public transport would facilitate the people travelling from one place to other of the city by observing punctuality due to which the senior citizens.

He said that metro bus was not less than a blessing for those people who were forced to travel by old buses and rickshaws in a painful manner. He said that the bus service would become the living identity of Lahore due to its performance and quality.

Turkish people: Shahbaz Sharif said Saturday Pakistan and Turkey enjoyed brotherly ties and Lahore was the second home for Turkish people.

He said that holding of Turk Culture Festival in Lahore was a good omen, and the festival seemed like a ‘mini Turkey’ where Pakistani people would have an opportunity to know about various aspects of Turk culture and living style.

He was addressing an inaugural ceremony of two-day Turkish Cultural Festival held under the aegis of Pak-Turk Businessmen Association at a local hotel here. Turkish families residing in Lahore, male and female students of Pak-Turk school and college and a large number of people participated in the festival.

The major urban centers in Pakistan are coming along nicely.

Road progress

Complete
- Road from Akbar Chowk to Faisal town roundabout is complete
- Model town link road work is now complete

Underconstruction
- Allama Iqbal road work will complete on 31st May
- Road from Shadman Chowk to Mall is U/C
- Road from Faisal town roundabout to Y-Junction is U/C

Bahria has opened "Bahria Golf club" yesterday in Bahria town...

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^^ its kinda hard to read can someone plz post the clear image?

Road from Faisal town roundabout to Y-Junction is U/C
are they adding a lane or just carpeting it?

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are they adding a lane or just carpeting it?

Re-carpeting + drainage system...

Can you tell me about the akbar chowk to faisal town road and the link road? What did they do to the link road? I remember it was a double lane but only one lane was used for traffic the other was used for parking cars plus there was a green belt in the middle that almost seemed useless as it was never maintained.

Road from Akbar Chowk to Faisal town roundabout is still 3+3 lane, its condition was worse before. Model town link road's green belt has been shortened & now the road is almost 3+3 lanes (in addition to the parking)...

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Holycrap look at that tyre :nuts::nuts:

slower moving vehicles shouldn't be allowed on the bridge...

Road progress

- Model town link road work is now complete

I pass through this road daily. Its not 100% complete. Service roads and carpeting of a portion of road in front of Makro super store is still left... And the electric poles and transformers from the middle of the road have not been removed yet.

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How are they going to convert it into a 3 lane road though? Because once you enter in model town, just right after the gas station, its a two lane road, with no parking space or a green belt in the middle.

The road where the gas station is located is still 2+2 lane. They've only fixed its drainage system. Only the road from Pace to Honda Mor has been converted into 3+3 lane.

The road where the gas station is located is still 2+2 lane. They've only fixed its drainage system. Only the road from Pace to Honda Mor has been converted into 3+3 lane.

Not only 3+3 lane but also service road on both side and single card parking space that touches the shops front :banana:

Labour complex, Lahore

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Omg thats gorgeous!:cheers:
Are those for free?
If they are, I can imagine now if Pakistan was rich--cradle to grave welfare system.

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LAHORE:
There is a proposal to divide Lahore into two zones for purposes of policing. The revelation came at a meeting at the central police office on Friday with Inspector General (IGP) Mohammad Habibur Rehman in the chair.
The IGP said the plan had yet to be approved by the chief minister.
He said it envisaged two officers of deputy inspector general (DIG) working under the direct supervision of the capital city police officer (CCPO), besides six senior superintendents and 22 superintendents of police.
Owing to sprawling population coupled with law and order situation, he said, an urban policing model has also been proposed for the city to ensure protection of the lives and property of the citizens. He said several other proposals were under consideration with regard to an urban policing model.
Proposals
The meeting that lasted for hours supported Lahore’s division into north and south zones.
The north zone will comprise three police divisions, 11 circles and 39 police stations.
The Civil Lines division will include 12 police stations, including four in Civil Lines Circle, three in Islampura and four in Mughalpura Circle besides the women police station at Race Course.
There will be 14 police stations in the Cantonment areas, four in the Cantonment Circle, three in the Defence Circle, four in Baghbanpura Circle and three in Burki Circle.
Similarly 13 police stations would be included in the Model Town division with four in Model Town Circle, three in Ichhra Circle, three in Gulberg Circle and three in Kahna Circle.
It was further proposed that an officer of the DIG rank will head the south zone comprising three police divisions, 12 circles and 43 police stations. There will be 20 police stations in the City Division including four in the Lower Mall Circle, four in Gowalmandi Circle, four in Tibbi Circle, four in Naulakha Circle and four in Shahdara Circle.
The Iqbal Town police division will comprise 12 police stations, including three in Iqbal Town Circle, four in Muslim Town Circle, and three in Gulshan-i-Ravi Circle.
There will be 13 police stations in the Saddar Division with three in Sabzazar Circle, three in Chuhng Circle, three in Raiwind Circle and four in Township Circle.
Additional IGP Malik Khuda Bakhsh Awan, CCPO Aslam Tareen, Additional IGP (investigation) Naseemul Zamman, personal staff officer to the IGP Fayyaz Ahmad and SP (Research and Development) Faisal Raja also attended the meeting.
Also on Friday, the IGP issued a circular order directing police officials to wear uniform on duty. The IGP warned those violating the order of disciplinary action.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 12th, 2012.

that labour complex looks like new Kotha Pind :D

I wonder if we will ever rise to the level of drawing and widely distributing police maps of the cities. so every citizen knows which circle/area his house comes in and where is the nearest police station located.

Or perhaps such a map will help criminals more than the citizens:ohno:

Urban environment: Canal Heritage Park to be ready by end of year

The PHA DG said that 7,000 trees would be planted by the end of June and it would “start to look like a proper park” in six months.

The Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) will plant 7,000 indigenous trees and set up benches and railings to establish the Lahore Canal Heritage Park by the end of this year, said PHA Director General Muhammad Mehmood on Saturday.

The Punjab cabinet approved the Lahore Parks Heritage Act 2012 on Thursday under which the green belt along the Canal is to be converted into a park. The idea of setting up an urban park incorporating the green belts came up while the Supreme Court was hearing a challenge to the Punjab government’s plans last year to expand Canal Bank Road.

The PHA director general told The Express Tribune that 7,000 trees of indigenous species would be planted by the end of June and it would “start to look like a proper park” in six months. It will be finished by December, he said.

Unlike the mostly eucalyptus trees along the Canal earlier, the PHA will plant native shady trees such as jambul (jamun), mango, amaltas, mulberry (shatut), elkan and peepal. “Indigenous trees will help revive the local bird species lost as a consequence of development projects across Lahore,” Mehmood said.

Most of the trees are being planted in the Canal section between The Mall and Thokar Niaz Beg. Niaz Muhammad, the PHA director for Zone 3, which includes the Canal, said that this was because the green belt had been damaged as a result of the road expansion. The widening of the road in the 3.5-kilometre stretch resulted in a narrowing of the green belt by 8 feet on either side of the road.

According to reports, 560 to 650 trees (about 60 per cent of them eucalyptus) were chopped down for the expansion project. Initially about 13,000 trees were to be cut, but the project was remodelled as a result of the litigation moved by some NGOs in the Lahore High Court and subsequently taken up by the Supreme Court.

Apart from tree plantation, the PHA director general said that the authority would install railing, as it already had in some areas between Doctors’ Hospital and The Mall. He said that the green belt between Dharmapura and Jallo Mor would be fenced because of the high population density in the surrounding areas.

Benches were being installed near the Punjab University New Campus to encourage students to visit. The areas would be illuminated “to prevent untoward activities,” he added.

The authority has also released 2,000 floats shaped like louts flowers in the Canal, he said.

Mehmood said that the green belts covered a total area of about 500 acres. The Communication and Works Department is assisting the PHA with installing lighting and fencing.

Canal urban heritage park: ‘Draft legislation leaves development loopholes’

Environment lawyers say proposed law would allow the government to de-notify protected area at any time.

Environment lawyers have expressed concern at the draft Urban Parks Heritage Bill 2012, saying it leaves loopholes that will allow the government to carry out development works on the green belt along the Canal at will.

The draft law, which was approved by the cabinet last week and is to be presented in the Punjab Assembly soon, came about as a result of a legal challenge to the expansion of Canal Bank Road last year.

Several environmentalist groups had challenged the project on the grounds that it would result in the deterioration of the city’s environment. The Supreme Court set up a mediation committee to suggest a compromise solution. One of the committee’s proposals was to declare the green belt along the Canal a protected park. Ultimately, the court allowed the government to expand Canal Bank Road, but also directed it to implement the committee’s proposals.

Two environmental lawyers who looked at the draft law said they were concerned that it left the government the power to allow further expansion of the road and denuding of the green belt; that the advisory committee that would manage the park would not be independent; and that it didn’t go far enough to protect natural resources.

“I am disappointed at the draft. It could have covered more ground and been more bold an attempt at protecting Lahore’s precious natural resources from politicised development,” said Rafay Ahmad Alam, who served as secretary of the mediation committee.

He said that the Supreme Court had declared the green belt along the Canal as protected under the doctrine of public trust, meaning that it was held in trust by the government to be used for the benefit of the public-at-large and not private or profit-driven interests.

But Clause 4 the draft Canal Urban Heritage Park Bill, he said, allowed the government to modify the area to be protected by notification. “The Supreme Court’s decision was to protect the entire length of the Canal from the BRB Link Canal to Thokar Niaz Beg for all times in perpetuity from any further road expansion. The draft bill, however, permits the government to declare parts of the Canal green belt as ‘de-notified’ and paves the way for more misdirected development of the type we have recently seen in Lahore,” Alam said.

According to Clause 5 of the draft bill, the advisory committee shall consist of the director general of the Parks and Horticulture Authority, a representative each from the Punjab Environment Protection Agency, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan, the Irrigation Department, the Local Government and Community Development department, and four representatives of civil groups.

Alam said that the committee would be “stuffed with ex officio posts”, with eight of the 12 seats occupied by government officials.

He said the committee should have more members from the private sector so it could remain independent and dedicated to the Canal Park and the city’s environment rather that to political interests.

He also suggested improved tree planting schemes. “They should include legislative requirements to establish and oversee tree master plans and tree management plans, as they are best practice in countries where urban heritage park legislation exists.

Such master and management plans would bring order and form to the apparently random tree-plantation drives that we often hear about,” he said.
Nusrat Jehan Nabeela, an environment lawyer with the Lahore Bachao Tehreek, said the draft bill paid “mere lip service” to environmental concerns.

“The draft bill bypasses its purpose, which was to protect the Canal area from further meddling and destruction in the name of development,” she said.

The draft law prohibits “construction or any other infrastructure development work” and “felling, burning, destroying, and removing of plants and trees”, but gives the PHA the power to allow the prohibited acts. Nabeel said that no parameters had been laid down as to when the PHA could give such permission.

Nabeela objected to the PHA being put in charge of the park as it was a government body. She said the draft bill did not specify how it would take decisions and what would happen in case committee members dissented.

She also objected to the draft bill’s provision prohibiting a person who was not an authorised officer to go to court against any decision of the advisory committee. According to the draft, causing harm to trees or birds in the park could be punishable with a fine of Rs30,000 to Rs50,000 or imprisonment of a year to five years, or both. It also says that no entry fee should be charged.

Environment Minister Manshaullah Butt said that any proposals the lawyers make could be considered by the assembly standing committee looking over the draft Canal Urban Heritage Park Bill 2012.

Updates of Link Road Model Town

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Thanks for the updates. I say its a good thing to have a wider side road at the most commercially buzzing location of Lahore. Off course, we need more parking space than a speeding wider main road here

All those hideous electric wires across the road :no:

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This is an example of a problem in Pakistan I don't know how to deal with. It's good that they've finished the sidewalk instead of leaving it unfinished like they do in other places. But now the sidewalk is being used as a parking lot and people still have to walk on the road. In fact, the sidewalk was constructed in such a way as to allow cars to park there.

They could have made both a sidewalk and a lane for parallel parking in that space.

Cities are supposed to be designed and built to provide maximum convenience for pedestrians. In European cities, like London, the trend is to widen pedestrian sidewalks and to make roads narrower. Unfortunately in Pakistan the pedestrian is considered to be a low-income individual unworthy of consideration.

Canal road after completion at night!
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i think work is still going on, so have some patience, it will look great once work is completed..^^

Link road looks like a place from a rural city of pakistan. What happened to it? Why does it look so dusty and torn off? Even with the newly built road, it should atleast look something like main blvrd or something.

Work on green belt, removing of electric poles and street lights installation is still left ... Wait untill these things r finished.

^^ At this time they r carpeting a portion of road in front of Makro. And i think after this they'll complete the remaining work. P.S. U can see a road roller on service road in the last pic.

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Omg thats gorgeous!:cheers:
Are those for free?
If they are, I can imagine now if Pakistan was rich--cradle to grave welfare system.

Rs. 150 per month. It is a good news for the labourers who live in dirty slummy areas and pay 50% of their salary as their house rent :ohno:

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Another small shopping center ??:ohno: Why don't they go for a proper large shopping mall in Lahore :bash:

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HCS guys have Daily updates subscription of Google Earth.

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HCS guys have Daily updates subscription of Google Earth.

Awesome .... I saw some video from the small airplane as well. I think they can rent out the plane as well and get these videos/pictures.

No news of next flyover/underpass yet :(

^^Now they should think over for jail road and campus road. Traffic is getting worse day by day at Shadman chowk and canal crossings. Forget Ferozepur road now :mad:

hahaha.... yup, i would love to see signal free jail road and main boulevard... :)

400 buses left to rust can overcome shortage

Since the Punjab government is set to receive 100 refurbished buses for Lahore from Turkey by next month, it is losing its interest in getting refurbished around 400 buses, presently grounded at various places of the city by local transporters.

It is learnt that although the government through the Transport Department and the Lahore Transport Company (LTC) had given a subsidy of Rs40 million to private bus operators for the refurbishment of some 100 buses under a pilot project, it ignored several others to get their buses (around 400) refurbished and brought them to different urban routes of the provincial metropolis.

Sources say two technical officials of the LTC are currently in Turkey for supervising the refurbishment work of 100 buses gifted by Istanbul’s mayor Dr Kadir Topbas during his visit to Lahore in the second week of March this year.

According to specifications, IKARUS Bus Company is the maker of 100 diesel buses having seating capacity for 23 passengers with two entrance doors, one for male and the other for female passengers.

“The purpose of the visit of technical staffers is to assist the Turkish engineers in converting left hand steering to right hand, changing of seating arrangements separately for male and female passengers, changing of the colour with the LTC logo, parts, tyres and others, if required,” an official who requested not to be named told this reporter.

He said each bus took at least three days for refurbishing work and, with this speed, the government would start receiving buses by July this year.

He said although the government was focusing on bringing hundreds of new CNG buses worth billions from China under various international agreements to overcome shortage of buses in Lahore and some other big cities of the province, it had almost abandoned its plan to refurbish hundreds of buses grounded at different bus ‘graveyards’ of the city.

“The government prefers to invite local private and international transporters to spend billions for buying new buses from China, but it is not ready to give subsidy to transporters for refurbishment of their old fleet,” he deplored.

He said the government had given a subsidy of Rs40 million to private bus operators for refurbishing their 100 buses (Rs400,000 for each bus) under strict terms and conditions. “The pilot project of the government to refurbish 100 buses was quite successful as it helped the LTC and private transporters to overcome shortage of buses in the city. But later the government completely ignored the project, leaving rest of 400 old buses of various bus companies grounded.

“Had the government helped private transporters in refurbishing their buses, the government could not have only overcome the shortage of buses but also saved time and money,” the official said.

Many countries such as Turkey, India, China were using old buses because of proper repair/maintenance work. But the situation is diametrically opposite in Pakistan for the government is discouraging to bring old and refurbished buses on roads. “If we refurbish old buses and also bring new ones from China or any other country we will not only be able overcome the shortage of buses but will also avoid dangerous mode of transport such as motorcycle-rickshaws,” he believed.

A senior official of a private bus company (Askar Metro) said his company’s 155 buses were parked at an open space on Multan Road after they were grounded by LTC technical officials for being out of order.

“Some time ago the LTC management had pledged to grant us a subsidy for refurbishing our grounded buses, but it didn’t fulfill its promise to date,” he said, adding that each old bus took about Rs1 million for refurbishment.

He said if the government gave Rs400,000 for each bus to his company, it could be able to at least start the refurbishment work of its buses. “We are not against the arrival of refurbished buses from Turkey. We only want that the government should give us subsidy as per commitment so that we can refurbish our old buses and bring them to roads to the overcome shortage,” he said.

Uzma Gul, the chairperson of Varan Tours, (a private bus company in Rawalpindi) said her company’s over 100 buses had been grounded since 2005, but the government didn’t take up the refurbishing issue earnestly.

She said the Punjab government should provide subsidy to private transporters to achieve short-term objectives for the provision of efficient transport to citizens in the province.

LTC Chief Executive Officer Khawaja Haidar Latif said the government wanted to bring new buses on all city roads in different phases. “Although we have got refurbished around 100 buses of local transporters under a subsidy scheme, we wish that transporters bring new buses rather than using their old ones under the LTC regulation,” he said.

Mr Latif said the government had not lost its interest in refurbishing old buses of private companies. “Though there is no progress on refurbishing of scores of old buses, the matter/proposal is still under consideration and soon the quarters concerned will take an appropriate decision in this regard,” he said.

Another small shopping center ??:ohno: Why don't they go for a proper large shopping mall in Lahore :bash:

Its not small, havn't you looked at the name? Dude its heights and heights ain't small.

^^ :lol:

^^ +1

how did they get the updated photos of this location? Its not even on google earth yet. How do i subscribe to google earth?

I think one can't receive daily updates of google earth free of cost. He has to pay for it. But not sure.

Whats the status of the road under the muslim flyover? Is it in a bad condition just like chandani flyover road?

Carpeting of road is in progress.

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^^ it is very important road... from Jinnah hospital to Barkat market, i think it needs to be wider than the current width...

^^ it is very important road... from Jinnah hospital to Barkat market, i think it needs to be wider than the current width...

Yes, they should have acquired land from the Punjab University and widened it into a 6-lane avenue.

Yes, they should have acquired land from the Punjab University and widened it into a 6-lane avenue.

Dude there are some hundreds of trees at that side of the road! land acquisition is not possible from that side. And 2+2 lanes are enough from T junction to Fsl town chowk!

^^ Yupp! widening of that side of road is not possible, but they r widening the other side (going from T junction to faisal town roundabout) as u can see they've removed the footpaths and covered the whole drain with concrete blocks.

Did anyone notice that ?? Who is responsible for this ????:gaah::bash::bash::bash::wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:

http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t520/umarfarooq902/Lahore-ProgressNewsUpdates-Page298-SkyscraperCity.jpg

Did anyone notice that ?? Who is responsible for this ????:gaah::bash::bash::bash::wallbash::wallbash::wallbash:

http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t520/umarfarooq902/Lahore-ProgressNewsUpdates-Page298-SkyscraperCity.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=135440&page=138 also have similar tags.. :bash::bash::bash::bash:

Wow... Pathetic.

who cares. have a look at purenyork123's signature everyone. and think about it.

Dude there are some hundreds of trees at that side of the road! land acquisition is not possible from that side. And 2+2 lanes are enough from T junction to Fsl town chowk!

Firstly, land acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 empowers the government to forcibly acquire private or public land for public purposes, including for construction or widening of roads. So it is possible. Punjab University has plenty of land.

Secondly, the idea was to make those line of Simbal trees the median so that you have 3 lanes on either side of those trees and widen the service road because that has been declared a commercial road and will be clogged soon because of increasing traffic and people parking on the road.

This is road a major north-south artery, connecting with Garden Town and Gulberg Main Boulevards, and will have to be widened sooner or later.

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb gave Lahore it's largest and most beautiful building, the Badshahi Mosque. Yet not a single decent road in Lahore is named after him. It's disgraceful. In New Delhi, one of the most prestigious roads is "Aurangzeb Road."

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=135440&page=138 also have similar tags.. :bash::bash::bash::bash:
Chill out.

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb gave Lahore it's largest and most beautiful building, the Badshahi Mosque. Yet not a single decent road in Lahore is named after him. It's disgraceful. In New Delhi, one of the most prestigious roads is "Aurangzeb Road."

That may be due to resentment against Aurangzeb by a sect.

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb gave Lahore it's largest and most beautiful building, the Badshahi Mosque. Yet not a single decent road in Lahore is named after him. It's disgraceful. In New Delhi, one of the most prestigious roads is "Aurangzeb Road."

+1000

LDA to widen road from Allama Iqbal Town to Multan Road

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has announced widening and improvement of four-kilometre-long road from Neelam Block, Allama Iqbal Town to Multan Road, along right side of Kharak Nallah, at a cost of Rs 142.33 million within a period of four months for the daily benefit of almost 50,000 vehicles.

It also announced construction of a community centre in Garden Town, and increase of car-parking fee in the D-Point Car Parking Plaza at Shah Alam to Rs 30.

The LDA governing body took the decisions on Monday in a special meeting chaired by district co-ordination officer and LDA Chairman Noorul Amin Mengal.

The meeting decided to construct a community centre on a three-kanal piece of land in Garden Town, at a cost of Rs 183.662 million, within a period of eight months.

The meeting also granted administrative approval for provision of Rs 150.66 million for installation of 250watt sodium lights on 100, 120 and 150-feet-wide main roads of LDA Avenue-I. They also approved development of infrastructure in Block-D of LDA Avenue-I at an estimated cost of Rs 52.897 million within a time period of three months. LDA would also spend Rs 17.5 million on reconstruction of road linking LDA Avenue-I with Jubilee Town.

LDA Vice Chairman Aamir Asgher Dar, DG Ahad Khan Cheema, Chief Engineer Asrar Saeed, WASA MD Dr Javed Iqbal, Chief Town Planner Ch Muhammad Akram, administrators of the nine constituent towns of the city and representatives of the provincial local government attended the meeting.

That may be due to resentment against Aurangzeb by a sect.

not just by a sect, but also by a religion.

Can you guys clarify who has resentments against Aurangzeb? I know that he was quite extreme....

Aurangzeb had major conflicts with Sikhs. He was a past version of Zia ul Haq. He spent most of his reign fighting the Marathas in south India and was away from Delhi most of the time, which is one reason for the fall of the Mughal Empire after him.

However, I don't know of any reason why Pakistani rulers wouldn't name any streets after him. He was one of the great Mughals.

who cares. have a look at purenyork123's signature everyone. and think about it.

I'm too busy being mesmerized by his avatar.

Aurangzeb had major conflicts with Sikhs. He was a past version of Zia ul Haq. He spent most of his reign fighting the Marathas in south India and was away from Delhi most of the time, which is one reason for the fall of the Mughal Empire after him.

However, I don't know of any reason why Pakistani rulers wouldn't name any streets after him. He was one of the great Mughals.

Firstly, Aurangzeb built the greatest Mosque (and the most beautiful Mughal building after the Taj Mahal) in all of South Asia in Lahore and he deserves recognition by the Lahorites on this ground alone.

Secondly, there is a lot of propoganda against Aurangzeb, concocted primarily by right-wing Hindus who have demonized him. He used to earn his livelihood by sewing prayer hats and prayer rugs and selling them and was deeply religious. He was the only Mughal Emperor who instructed that no great monument be built over his grave and that his grave should be simple and open to the sky above. Today, even some Indian historians have started to speak out against his demonization and are attempting to rediscover him and separating fact from fiction. It is correct that he overstretched the Mughal Empire, which reached its geographical zenith under him. However, that notwithstanding, he was one of the six great Mughal Emperors and deserves recognition.

And please don't compare Aurangzeb with Zia-ul-Haq, they were different persons from different historical eras, faced with different geo-political realities and it is not helpful to compare historical figures in such a manner.

I can say more, but since this is not a forum for historical discussions, I'll leave it at that.

Can you guys clarify who has resentments against Aurangzeb? I know that he was quite extreme....

Some Muslim sects but, by and large, mostly Hindus.

Can you guys clarify who has resentments against Aurangzeb? I know that he was quite extreme....

Some Muslim sects but, by and large, mostly Hindus.

one school of thought have such views (http://www.yazghil.blogspot.com/2012/05/blog-post_9177.html).

one school of thought have such views (http://www.yazghil.blogspot.com/2012/05/blog-post_9177.html).
That guy's only talking about him being an incompetent ruler.

^^
yeah. the writer hasn't talked much on that religious or sectoral conflict thing. just concentrated on one thing i.e. inability of Aurangzeb to cope up with the advancement in science and technology leaving a wide gap between western nations and subcontinentals.

But, i personally differ with the man. i consider Aurangzeb a better ruler than most of our rulers in the history.

Definitely deserves some good road in his name, at the least.

Fine. Lets just name or rename a road after Aurangzeb and get it over with!

Aurangzeb died in 1707. That was the time that the industrial revolution was just getting started in Britain. Most modern day technology was developed after that.

So it should have been Aurangzeb's descendants who should have kept up with technology. Unfortunately Muslims were a relatively small minority in India and were under attack from all sides so the Mughals collapsed as soon as they got weak and disunited.

Japan is an example of a country which was at peace and they were able to progress from a traditional monarchy to an industrial power without being attacked all the time. The British themselves could progress because they, like Japan, were an island and not under constant attack by barbarians.

If the Mughals were not surrounded by enemies they could probably have turned out like Japan or Britain.

Mughals were terrible rulers. And the ryaya wasn't all that brilliant either. It's time we admit we are pretty dumb people as a whole without blaming everything under the sun. Yeh na hota toh hum yeh teer maar latay, woh na hota toh hum chaand pe puhunch jaatay. Chutiapay ki batain.

is Lahore getting cleaner???


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=0F_FZwC1CMk

Mughals were terrible rulers. And the ryaya wasn't all that brilliant either. It's time we admit we are pretty dumb people as a whole without blaming everything under the sun. Yeh na hota toh hum yeh teer maar latay, woh na hota toh hum chaand pe puhunch jaatay. Chutiapay ki batain.

Well, we did have one of the most advanced civilizations in the world for hundreds of years. And I'm talking about Mughal India, not other Muslim countries.

The Mughals were pretty good warriors and decent administrators for the time. Their culture was mostly based on Persian culture in terms of architecture, language, arts etc. and is still considered one of the most brilliant in history.

Mughal India was also very rich in its time. India's economy was as big a proportion of the world economy as America is now.

Not everything about us is bad. We have a pretty glorious history which started going down 300 years ago and ended only 150 years ago. And we also have a lot of potential now.

The people aren't too bad either if they were educated. They may not have the highest IQ but they're capable of a lot more than they've achieved to date.

Pakistan needs good leadership, that's all.

^^:) thats my man!
Positive attitude, selfworth is the way to go forward!

^^

+1 Positive Attitude.

Total ignorance @ anyone who calls Mughals terrible leader.

When it came to leadership they were one of the best, just look at the statistics. Mughal India controlled 80% world trade, after the British took over, it dropped to less than 1% the day they left.
The same ignorant people who claim Mughals to be bad will claim the British saved India and built it. Quite obviously oblivious to the facts and brainwashed by the western education system and media.

Under the Mughals, the subcontinent prospered. Although the british may have built some infrastructure like railroads, they robbed us of much more... like pride, honor, industry, and natural resources.

Why don't all you guys buy a time machine and go back to 1400 AD...

like pride, honor, industry

we've been independent for 65 years. but we still don't have any of these things. seems to me like we never had em.

we've been independent for 65 years. but we still don't have any of these things. seems to me like we never had em.

65 years is nothing, are you forgetting the 1000 years where we ruled the world, conquered countries and stretched the Islamic empire from India to Spain.

We maybe going through a bad phase right now but thats all it is a bad phase, today the west may seem great but their history is also full of plagues and much worser phases then we have now. In fact its not even 100 years since europe and USA have enjoyed prosperity, compare that to our history.

We have a leadership and religious crisis, when your leaders and Islamic scholars sell their souls, this was bound to happen.

Gulberg Galleria
A shopping mall located right at the intersection of jail road and main boulevard gulberg. Work is going on ground floor :)

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wow.... great location... this will be an exciting mall...

will it be right opposite to STC.......?

Gulberg Galleria
A shopping mall located right at the intersection of jail road and main boulevard gulberg. Work is going on 1st floor :)

http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t520/umarfarooq902/gg-001.jpg
Why are Lahori malls designed like this? It looks like a beautiful hotel, but not at all like a mall!

^^
Agreed

this gulberg gallareia would look good with coffee shops out in front

Render looks nice...

Yes, Gulberg Galleria looks beautiful. It's designed to match the old colonial era buildings in the city.

I wish they would build buildings like that in Karachi also.

Ive seen the plot and its tiny, so it wont be a proper mall, smaller than STC

Gulberg Galleria
A shopping mall located right at the intersection of jail road and main boulevard gulberg. Work is going on 1st floor :)

http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t520/umarfarooq902/gg-001.jpg

Pretty good... But I so much this plot to be converted into a true skyscraper, because of it's prime location but heck another 3 story building.. Alas!!

Btw any cineplex or cinema inside??

Major Clean-up done.

Please keep Mughals and the 1000yrs of conquests history out of this thread.

some latest satellite images from Both interchanges by HCS :)

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Whats happening with Punjab Stadium?

- MCB IT tower work near airport is in full swing, don't know the floors. It has reached Ground floor.
- EOBI hotel work (formerly Novotel) is going on nicely, there are working on 1st floor I think...

which mcb tower is under construction at 30-A johor town Lahore now it's 12 floors are above the ground and it is still under construction

^^

Don't know about that one, I was talking about the one almost beside Pace Circle near Allama Iqbal International Airport...

which mcb tower is under construction at 30-A johor town Lahore now it's 12 floors are above the ground and it is still under construction

Any pics please?

- MCB IT tower work near airport is in full swing, don't know the floors. It has reached Ground floor.
- ...

Render of MCB IT centre, Lahore. Is this the same one??

The project consists of a one tower comprising of 8 floors & 4 basement levels for car parking.


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Any pics please?

If I visit that place again then definitely

^^
Because its Pakistan. Unlike your funky Toronto, Lahore has a population touching 8 million and it will be highly idiotic to concentrate commercial activities in just one location. Again i ask, when did you last visit Lahore? 1978?

The problem is the same with the downtowns in Lahore and Karachi. They're from British times or even older. They're congested, polluted, shabby and run down. People don't want to travel and work there so developers don't build buildings there. Nice buildings are built in nice neighbourhoods which are usually in the suburbs.

For example, Karachi's financial hub, II Chundrigar Road, is right next to the notorious Lyari neighbourhood which is famous for violent gangs that engage in extortion and kidnapping. Who would want to build a skyscraper there?

Fixing the problem will require heavy investment to tidy up the downtown areas in the cities which I don't think will happen anytime soon.

Why dont they build all the commerical/office use buildings in one place, just like other countries? Why do we see a huge 30 story commercial building in a residential area and bunch of residential houses in commercial areas? Why cant we have a "downtown" concept?

I personally find downtowns with skyscrapper's really bad planning. They look really nice in aerial shots and such, but for practical living purposes they are a nightmare - too many people cramped up in too little space, traffic issues etc.

I personally find downtowns with skyscrapper's really bad planning. They look really nice in aerial shots and such, but for practical living purposes they are a nightmare - too many people cramped up in too little space, traffic issues etc.

i think Islamabad on the other hand is a great example, the financial district grows with the city. But sadly there are no investors in Islamabad and therefore it did not grow as it should had been. Because by now all the empty plots in blue area should have had a highrise building. ^^

I personally find downtowns with skyscrapper's really bad planning. They look really nice in aerial shots and such, but for practical living purposes they are a nightmare - too many people cramped up in too little space, traffic issues etc.

Baby Bhai, not all downtowns are a bad idea. I love the downtowns in north America, especially the one in Toronto. It's a lovely concentration of skyscrapers with offices, retail, hotels, clubs, restaurants, government buildings, condos etc. The energy of the place is electrifying.

It's a good idea to concentrate business activity in a limited area as it costs a lot less to provide utilities. If a proper transport hub is built and there's proper planning then downtowns are great.

Karachi and Lahore had decent downtown areas when the British left. If they had been properly developed they could have been quite nice. But unfortunately in Pakistan we're a few thousand years behind in planning so it's a different story altogether. Even 5,000 years old Moenjodaro had better planning than we have today in Pakistan.

I am guessing you are 18 years old child, what you just said was so pathetic, that i am still having a hard time believing that a child on an internet would say that. Do you know the population of Hong Kong? Shanghai? They are much much more populated than lahore, oh boi.... son go back to school. :bash:

Reply without any solid argument???? That proves you are a troll. AFA my age, well I teach people older than you at university and I am pretty well acquainted with urban dynamics of Lahore, Islamabad, London and your funky Toronto:cheers: BTW have you ever been to Hong Kong or are you even aware of its history?

i am dispatching a PM to moderator to again start the "clean lahore" drive here... :)

wow.... great location... this will be an exciting mall...

will it be right opposite to STC.......?

Yupp...

Why are Lahori malls designed like this? It looks like a beautiful hotel, but not at all like a mall!

Which mall r u talking about ? I didn't see any building designed like this before in Lahore.


Pretty good... But I so much this plot to be converted into a true skyscraper, because of it's prime location but heck another 3 story building.. Alas!!

Btw any cineplex or cinema inside??

No such info is available about the interior planning.

Are they ever going to properly build the muslim town flyover road, or are they going to just abandon it like they abandoned the chandani flyover road?

Bhai! where is chandani road flyover ???

which mcb tower is under construction at 30-A johor town Lahore now it's 12 floors are above the ground and it is still under construction

Its not MCB tower, its name is "Madina Heights" located at Moulana Shoukat Ali road. It is under construction for about 2.5 years and it will be used for apartments and shopping center.

http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t520/umarfarooq902/Lahore-MadinaHeightsMaulanaShaukatAliRoad-Render-01.jpg

Yupp...



Which mall r u talking about ? I didn't see any building designed like this before in Lahore.




No such info is available about the interior planning.
Mall of Lahore I think it is? Not sure of the name but it's been posted here many times.

i am dispatching a PM to moderator to again start the "clean lahore" drive here... :)

Hopefully sanity will prevail and forumers won't fight to "have the last word". We have been going smooth for some time now and I dont want to keep interfering and deleting every now and then.

If it doesnt work, however, then I'll have to do something. Its not appropriate for forumers to start calling others as "child' or responding with the age of children you (supposedly) teach.

Lets continue with on-topic discussions and bury the comments.

http://express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20120608/Sub_Images/1101541926-1.gif

the newspaper failed to write 'Valencia' in Urdu... :D


anyways its a good route, nice, to see a route for the new/south Lahore...

Ayy idea of the route of this bus service??

I saw these buses today outside Allama Iqbal airport. They are providing free service till Sunday. Not sure about the route plan.

Country’s first IT university opens

LAHORE, May 31: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said the first information technology university in the country is being set up in the provincial metropolis and special funds will be allocated for this purpose in the next financial year.

He said the provincial government would provide free-of-cost land for the Punjab Technology University (PTU) which would be managed by an autonomous board for keeping the highest standard of computer education.

The chief minister was addressing a function after soft opening of the project of the PTU at the Arfa Karim Software Technology Park here on Thursday.

According to a handout, the chief minister said the first campus of the PTU had been set up on the sixth floor of Arfa Karim Software Technology Park where classes would be started from September this year.

He said over 1,000 boy and girl students would be equipped with modern education in computer science in this campus while 6,000 students would study in the permanent campus of the PTU at Dera Rakh Chahal on Ring Road.

He said that on the occasion of 2008 elections he had announced transforming the palace-like office at 8-Club Road into an IT university for women but unfortunately this project had become a victim of red tapism.

He said that he had never entered into this palatial building but the promise made on elections had been honoured today.

The chief minister said that educational expenses of 500 brilliant students at the PTU would be paid from the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund.

He said the permanent campus of the PTU would be set up over 705 acres of land at Dera Rakh Chahal near Ring Road with the collaboration of Middle East Technical University of Turkey.

Provincial Education Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman said the PTU would serve as the center of excellence and provide a strong foundation for the national development.

Higher Education Commission chairman Dr Javed Leghari said the establishment of PTU would bring about a revolution in the IT sector.

Punjab Information Technology Board chairman Dr Umar Saif said that an IT university of international standard being established in the provincial metropolis would play an important role in equipping the youth with modern knowledge.

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:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause: Great work Shahbaz Sharif

google earth updated for lahore 03/06/2012

must say quite good quality this time

more than 50% updated.. dha and model town and area below model town yet to be updates

http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/8199/88324369.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/703/88324369.png/)

google earth updated for lahore 03/06/2012

Yeah it was updated one week ago and the imagery date is 5 March 2012.

must say quite good quality this time

Yessss . . . the image is much clearer than the last one :)

Work On the roads under Muslim Town flyover will be completed on 15 June 2012 (expected)

http://cache.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/06/LHC-1-480x238.jpg


LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) constituted a commission on Friday to probe the Ravi pollution case.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of LHC resumed the hearing on the Ravi pollution plea.
During the case proceeding, the petitioner’s counsel, Ahmad Rafay Alam, told the court that Ravi River is receiving wastewater from factories at several points, and that the rate of dumping was rising.
The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) told the court that several notices were sent to the factory owners but no action was taken.
The LHC constituted a commission headed by former Agriculture DG Dr Kausar Abdullah to probe the cause and the seriousness of the pollution problem.

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good planning, thats an important intersection in quickly expanding south Lahore...^^

LAHORE, May 25: A private company on Friday inducted 41 air-conditioned buses on city routes under regulations of the Lahore Transport Company (LTC).

An agreement in this regard was signed between LTC and Rana Travels here at Chief Minister’s Secretariat. Speaking on the occasion, LTC chairman Khawaja Ahmad Hassan said the company was playing a vital role in planning, facilitating and regulating the urban transport system in Lahore.

“Induction of 41 new state of the art air-conditioned buses on two routes will prove a significant step in providing affordable and efficient transport facilities to people,” he said.

Hassan said international and local transport companies were showing confidence in LTC and the Punjab government due to reforms introduced in the urban transport sector. “All transport companies are fully cooperating in implementing the objective of providing efficient transport facilities to people,” he said. He said 41 buses would be operated on route B-41 (Model Town to Railway Station) and B-40 (Bagrian Stop to Railway Station). He said stern action would be initiated against illegal transport in the city to create a congenial environment for transport owners as well as travellers. Private company’s chief executive officer Rana Arshad said the company would provide
better transport facilities to people.

So guys here comes a project proposed by the Government of Punjab of a 7 km 3 lane dual carriageway which will be constructed from College road to Ferozepur road. This carriageway will then be a part of Southern bypass. Flyovers at Shoukat Khanam Hospital and Khaira colony and an underpass at College road is also a part of this project. More info is available in this link.

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nice project..... but dont know when work will start on this ^^

^^ The yellow line is the proposed 7 km dual carriageway. If u r talking about Satukatla drain (ganda nala :D) then it is far away from this line.

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Thats a great news. I hope it will start and get completed in time.

LDA to spend Rs64m on Raiwind Road

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) approved on Friday the revised estimate for the improvement and widening of Raiwind Road’s Bhupatian Chowk worth Rs63.9 million.

The opposition often raises lavish spending on Raiwind Road which houses the residences of the Sharif brothers.

It was decided in a meeting of the LDA governing body meeting, presided over by District Coordination Officer and LDA Chairman Noorul Amin Mengal, says a press release.

The project includes the widening of the Bhupatian crossing, provision of lane marking, installation of road safety devices and traffic signals, shifting of services and acquisition of land measuring more than four kanals.

The body also delegated powers to the LDA director general for appointing legal firms.

Rs 33.045 billion allocated to road infrastructure

Punjab government has set aside an amount of Rs 33.045 billion under the head of road infrastructure in the budget 2012-13 for the entire province, out of which Rs 13 billions (39.34 per cent) have been allocated for only two projects-Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) and Ring Road, in Lahore. Out of Rs 13 billion to be spent on these projects, Rs 11 billion would be made available for BRTS and Rs 2 billion for Ring Road.

Meanwhile, an amount of 11.250 billion for the irrigation sector in the fiscal year 2012-13.Thse fund will be spend on programme and projects relating to irrigation, drainage, ground water, flood management, development of small dams and environment sub-sectors.

It is pertinent to mentioned here that these allocation show 4 per cent increase from Annual Development Program (ADP) 2011-12 and constitute about 7 per cent of the core ADP 2012-13. According to budget documents, out of the total 56 schemes comprising 47 on going, 3 new and 6-block allocation as included in Medium Term Development Fund (MTDF) on going have been targeted for completion during 2012-13

Budget document says that long-term vision for Punjab Irrigation sector is to provide adequate, equitable and reliable irrigation supplies to the cultivable lands of Punjab aiming at enhanced agricultural productivity with focus on broad based institutional reforms. Government of the Punjab being cognisant of the need to ensure safety of major hydraulic structures for sustained supply of water to crops and mitigation of flood hazards has planned efficient remodelling of its irrigation network besides envisioning phased rehabilitation and modernisation of barrages.

As first of the programmatic serious, rehabilitation of Taunsa Barrage was completed in December 2009. Present ADP for the years 2012-13 includes rehabilitation of Jinnah Barrage, Khanki and Bolloki Head works with estimated cost of Rs 12.7 billion Rs 23.4 billion and Rs 2.4 billion respectively. Substantial allocation have been provided in current fiscal year to launch execution of these important projects including commencement of construction of subsidiary were at Jinnah barrage and undertaking preparatory works at Balloki Heads works.

It may be mentioned here that one of the key policy goals of ADP 2012-13 has been strengthening and rehabilitation of irrigation network of barraged and canals in the Punjab. This has been a fundamental investment priority of the provincial government not only to address issue of water scarcity but also to mitigate potential threat to structural stability of century old water conveyance network.

This is a serious concerns emanating from the expected increase in frequency of super flood in the coming years due to climate changes. A total of 81 schemes, 42 ongoing and 39 new, included in the irrigation sector covered wide-ranging water conservation. Drainage and flood management irrigation system rehabilitation and development and institutional reforms programmes within the overall sector allocation of Rs 11.2 billion.

According to budget document, some of the significant development miles tones in the irrigation sector during the current financial year are launching of project implementation activities for the mega barrages rehabilitation and modernisation projects at Jinnah over River Indus at cost of 12.7 billion at Kahnki over River Chenab at accost of Rs 23.4 billion and at Balloki over River Ravi at a cost of Rs 2.4 billion.

It is further mentioned in the budget document, that 90 per cent completion work of Lower Chenab Canal (Part-B) feeding vast canal command area of 1.67 million acre. Fast-paced progress of the Lower Bari Doab Canal Improvement project (LBDCIP) and Punjab irrigation System improvement PISIP canal remodelling project. Catering irrigation needs in 25 per cent of irrigated areas in central and southern Punjab.

3D Cinema Opening Ceremony Royal Palm Country Club (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBPTasKGSp0&list=UU8m8Vd-EVQHG3LSmA023-AQ&index=8&feature=plcp)

MM Alam Road Widening Project (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izb3Ns8C-y0)

Whats happening with Punjab Stadium?

THIS ->

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THIS ->

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but why paaji? why aren't they on the road?

but why paaji? why aren't they on the road?

It's sort of a storage facility - they are importing in batches, placing them here and then bringing them on road after allocation or routes etc... Some buses are for other cities like FSD and some are dedicated to BRTS when it's operational.

Allama Iqbal Road at Boharwala Chowk

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A new monument placed at Kalmah Chowk on Main Boulevard Gulberg :)
Taken By me Today

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lovely^^ i appreciate the good work of SS... :)