25 Walled City roads rehabilitation starts
LAHORE
- The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has launched the
rehabilitation project of 25 roads in Misri Shah and Data Nagar
localities, mostly fall into the area of Walled City, at the cost of
around Rs 266 million in the City.
With the completion of 25 roads,
World Bank funded ‘Walled City project’ worth $10 million lying in
darkness since long is likely to see the light of day once again.
The Walled City project is aimed at to promote tourism and preserve
the rich cultural and historical asset.
Out of 25 roads, 17 roads fall into
the locality of Misri Shah worth Rs 180 million while 8 hail from
Data Nagar worth Rs 86 million. The FWO has started work on these
roads in this week that will be completed within the short time
period till June 30.The plans for these roads were though initiated
in February, however, the imposition of Governor’s rule placed the
plan in suspension. Final go ahead was given by mid April.
The Punjab government has inked an
accord with FWO for the rehabilitation of these roads after
evaluating its performance regarding construction, remodelling,
redesigning and widening of more than big and small 100 roads in the
City.
Another reason for awarding contract
to the FWO is considered to be its qualitative work in the
completion of 6 walled city roads including Bhatti Gate to Texali
Gate, More Gate to Chowk Jhanda, Mochi Gate to Chowk Nawab Sahib,
Shah Aalam to Chowk Rang Mehal, Akbari Gate to Akbari Mandi and
Lahore Gate to Gumti Bazzar. The 4.663 longish roads were completed
at the cost of Rs. 18.61 million last year.
(The Nation:
April 24, 2009)
The 25 roads that will be
rehabilitated include Ghoray Shah Road, Dilawar Road, Qayyum Road
from Habib Chowk to PECCO Road, Faiz Bagh to Alamgir Road via Misri
Shah along Ganda Nala, Chowk Neelam Chowk Cinema to Kachu Pura,
Alamgir Road Misri Shah, Chowk Na Khuda to Neelam Cinema, Chowk Hide
Market to Mian Bazar Faiz Bagh, Sheer Shah Road, Qamar Town to
Kashmir Road, Green Park Ganda Nala to Bismillah Kanda, Elahi Baksh
Road, PECO Road to Railway Godown, Malik Street Road, Qadoos Street
Road, Mehmood Ghznavi Road, Mian Aslam Road, Raily Crossing road and
Mian Bazar Data Nagar Road.
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