RAWALPINDI | Progress News and Updates

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Originally Posted by Red aRRow

Naaah man this looks cooler.

You shitup! You baasturd guy!


You sold me bad nokia phone! You crook!

[Red aRRow]

Originally Posted by oogabooga

You shitup! You baasturd guy!


You sold me bad nokia phone! You crook!

[KB]

The City District Government has directed the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) to resume work on the Nullah Leh expressway project, which was suspended after general elections.

According to sources, on the orders of the newly-appointed RDA director general, Saeed Baig, workers have started survey of the Akbar Market and a ‘katchi abadi’ adjacent to the Nullah Leh included in the project. Dozens of shop would be demolished in the process, claimed sources.

President Pervez Musharraf inaugurated work on the project in March last year. Before general elections, work on the project was expedited, but later suspended after defeat of PML-Q candidates. All manpower and machinery were removed from the worksite.

When contacted by ‘The News,’ shopkeepers and residents of Akbar Market and a ‘katchi abadi’ confirmed that the RDA staff visited the locality. They informed that the RDA had been planning to evacuate them. The RDA survey team advised people to pack up and shift to some other place, they added.

Soon after the survey by the Rawalpindi Development Authority, unrest prevailed among residents. Fearing their eviction, residents tried to contact the RDA director general but could not meet him.

Residents alleged that last year the RDA staff marked the area and announced payment of compensation to all people affected by the project. However now the RDA has decided to completely demolish the slum and Akbar Market to include the area in the project. More than 100 shops and more than 200 ‘katcha’ houses are located there. According to sources, more than 1,000 people live in the area.

The residents and shopkeepers urged the City District Government and the RDA to pay compensation to them if their houses and shops fall in the Nullah Leh expressway project area.

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Originally Posted by Red aRRow

Looks gorgeous!

[KarachiRocker]

yeah..!

[RANA AAA]

RAWALPINDI: City District Government Rawalpindi has decided to run buses at 10 different routes in rural and urban areas of Rawalpindi.

In a statement, Secretary Regional Transport Authority (RTA) said his department was aware of commuters' problems and most of them would be resolved with the start of a new bus service. The interest transport companies, he said, have been asked to submit their applications in till March 05, adding that, the proposed new bus service would bring relief to people of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

The decision to ply new buses was taken on the directives from District Nazim Raja Javed Ikhlas and District Coordinator Officer Irfan Elahi, he said. Buses would be plied on open and sub open routes of District Rawalpindi, he said, added, the route permit would be awarded to transport companies after scrutiny of their applications.

After the closure of Varan Tours in February 2005, the situation for commuters of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has turned worse, especially in the evening and morning when people had to wait hours to catch a bus.

Tree plantation campaign in full swing: The Capital Development Authority's tree plantation campaign for the spring 2008 is in full swing in which more than 300,000 saplings will be planted across the federal capital.

Director Environment CDA Malik Auliya said trees were felled due to construction of roads that invited criticism by the people as well as the media.

Participation of all stakeholders will be ensured in the plantation campaign, he added. He said the authority was running the campaign with the cooperation of the public and civil society organisations. According to the plan, the authority would plant 35,700 saplings along new roads, 59,342 on existing roads, 15,250 in sectors, 30,000 in parks and playfields, 105,000 on Margalla Hills and 55,000 in the Simly Catchment Area. He said planting saplings along roads, streets and parks would be strictly carried out according to landscape designs whereas local species would be planted in greenbelts and Margallla Hills.

[RANA AAA]

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Government has decided to extend the ban on construction of new development projects for an unlimited period, sources said.They said District Nazim Raja Javed Ikhlas had demanded the provincial government lift the ban on new development projects.

Sources said Punjab Finance Ministry Secretary Sohail Ahmed directed the Accountant General, Director General Local Government, Director General Accounts and all EDOs (Finance) to extend the ban.

Education Board Complex in doldrums: Owing to a three-year delay in the construction of Rawalpindi Education Board Complex, the estimated cost of the project has more than doubled to reach Rs 900 million.

The foundation stone of the project, to be built on 42 kanals of land, was laid in August 2004. The estimated cost of the project was Rs 420 million. Due to some serious differences between the board and the higher authorities no construction work has begun yet.

Sources said the issue would be taken up with the new provincial government. Sources also said the board was paying millions of rupees in rent for the office buildings presently in its use.

[Abid Siddiqui]

http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=82203

Work on Airport Road ‘to be completed by May 2008’



By Saeed Ahmed
11/22/2007
Rawalpindi

The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), which kicked off work on widening and remodelling of the Airport Road earlier this year, has so far completed 30 per cent of work on the project.

Talking to ‘The News’ here on Wednesday, RDA Director-General Brigadier (r) Parvaiz Mahmood Khan said that the ongoing work on the project would be completed by the end of May 2008. “No delay would be tolerated in the project,” he said.

Under the project, the RDA would widen the road by 12 feet with six lanes to control traffic jams. Being one of the busiest roads in the city, traffic jams had become a daily affair. However, according to the RDA director-general, the Punjab government, district government and the RDA have taken numerous measures to cope with traffic problems during last couple of years. He said that the completion of the mega project would provide relief to the residents of Rawalpindi from traffic woes for 30 years.

He said that the RDA has prepared a master plan for traffic control in Rawalpindi under which several projects have been launched.

The RDA chief said that the contract for construction of the Airport Road has been awarded to the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO). All encroachments falling under the project have been removed amicably.

The process of payment of compensation is underway. The remaining affected persons would get compensation soon. The RDA has prepared a list to carry out this task smoothly and efficiently, he stated.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) and the Punjab government have approved the Airport Road project. Before handing over the contract to the FWO, the project was executed by the National Highway Authority.

Till now, the RDA has distributed Rs58.308 million among people affected by the road widening and remodelling.

Under the project, a three-lane dual carriageway along with a flyover at the Rahimabad railway crossing and six intersections at Jinnah Park, Jhanda Chichi, Ammar Chowk, Chaklala Scheme I, Chauhan Chowk and Pakistan Air Force Base would be constructed.

Funds for this project have not been a problem and have been released without any stoppage in phases, he said.

Besides widening of roads, footpaths would also be constructed on both sides. The total length of the road was 5.45 kilometres and it was designed for 100 kilometres per hour speed due to the VVIP movement and to provide better travel facilities to people passing through it.

Replying to a question, he cleared that other departments like RCB and CCB have no role in the project. The entire work is being supervised by the RDA, Brigadier (r) Parvaiz Mahmood Khan said.

[Abid Siddiqui]

Pictures of dualization & widening of Airport Road & small flyover over railway track

[Abid Siddiqui]

Pictures of dualization & widening of Airport Road & small flyover over railway track

[Jsultan]

thanks for the updates....

[RANA AAA]

RAWALPINDI: Middlesex University UK Vice Chancellor Prof MJ Driscoll and Bahria Town (Pvt) Ltd Chief Executive Malik Riaz Hussain has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between Middlesex University (MU), United Kingdom and company

The MOU, which was formally signed in Islamabad, establishes an agreement between the MU and the company, on constructing world class campuses in Bahria Town, Islamabad and Lahore.

Speaking on the occasion, Hussain said, "An effort in the education arena is long overdue and in our national interest. This is one of our biggest challenges and this initiative should empower the youth by providing them equal opportunities in the local and international arena.

"Bahria Town has a master plane of 1,100 kanal University City in the city of Rawalpindi which will house various international acclaimed names in the field of higher education. The infrastructure is complete for this unique concept while construction on different precincts will be completed once the joint ventures are secured. MU's complex in the University City is under design finalisation and construction is expected to start within the next few months.

MU is one of the largest and highest ranked universities in the UK. Since its foundation in late 1880's, the university has recorded various achievements in virtually all aspects of its teaching and research activities, and is striving for competitive status with internationally top ranked universities. The MOU will focus on providing international standard education for the students of Pakistan with 100 per cent foreign faculty.

[RANA AAA]

RAWALPINDI: Leh Expressway is expected to ease the traffic burden in the twin cities. The project has been initiated with a budget of Rs 20 billion.

Commuters, particularly those who use Murree Road, hope that the expressway would solve the traffic congestion problem because its completion would lessen the traffic burden on Murree Road. They demanded the higher authorities speed up the project.

"Leh expressway is the need of the hour, so the project should be completed soon," said a commuter, Sheikh Noor. Naeem said, "The delay in construction would mean that the public is to suffer the traffic problems for a longer span of time. Its completion would save the commuters' time by reducing traffic delays."

[RANA AAA]

Due to the slow pace of work, the Rawalpindi airport road widening and remodeling project has been delayed by at least three months, it was revealed.


The deadline had been set at May 31, but only 50% of the work has been completed so far, it was learnt. The project was to convert the road into a six lane road starting from Jinnah Park to Flying Club Morr. The project was being handled by National Highway Authority (NHA) but later on it was handed over to Frontier Works Organization (FWO).

According to sources, compensation has been paid to the parties affected by the project.

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[FK]

Where's the laborer in the first picture?

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Originally Posted by FahadKhan

Where's the laborer in the first picture?

At McDonalds.

[Red aRRow]

[pakboy]

how do you know, he couldve gone to catch a film in cinepax,

[paguma larvata]

Originally Posted by pakboy

how do you know, he couldve gone to catch a film in cinepax,

I think he dug his own grave