RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Safety standards should strictly be observed while executing work on Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project during the foggy weather in winter by ensuring provision of requisite equipment to the workforce.

Kh Ahmad Hassaan, Chairman of the Steering Committee for the project directed this during the weekly progress review meeting on Wednesday. "Doing work of LESCO workers on a height of 70 feet without safety equipment was painful. They must immediately be provided the required paraphernalia", he stressed the point.

To avoid untoward incidents under such weather, he directed for using traffic police officials for escorting the precast structures for the project to the sites of their launching.

He called upon the Lahore Waste Management Company for paying special attention for the cleanliness of the areas where construction work was in progress as it was the primary function which must be carried out.

The meeting was informed that so far 56.6 percent civil work on the project has been completed while progress on package one from Dera Gujjaran to Chouburji was 72 percent. As many as 234 transoms and 189 U-Tub girders had also been launched along package one of the project. More than half of the construction work of bridge on Lahore Ring Road near Dera Gujjaran has been completed while work on underground passage from Shesha Market Chowk to The Mall was also in full swing.

The meeting was informed that there were a total of 2631 property tax units and 930 professional tax units along the route of Orange Line Metro train and policy was being finalized for providing relief to these affecters.

Lord Mayor elect Col Mubasshar (retd.), Member Provincial Assembly, Chaudhary Shahbaz Ahmad, Chief Engineer TEPA, Saif ur Rehman, Senior Officials of LESCO, NESPAK, PTCL, SUI GAS and Railway, Chinese Contractor CR- NOROINCO, Representatives of Chinese Engineering Consultant and Local Contractors of the project attended the meeting.