Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a high level meeting on Thursday, which reviewed progress on mega projects in transport and infrastructure sector in the province.
Matters regarding Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project were also considered in the meeting.
Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Punjab government has adopted a solid strategy for the improvement of infrastructure and provision of quality and modern transport facilities to the masses. He said that mega projects of billions of rupees for improving infrastructure have been completed in the province within a record period and work is in progress speedily on several projects. He said that transparency, standard and speedy completion of development projects is the hallmark of Punjab government of Muslim League-N, therefore, third party audit has been made compulsory for ensuring transparency in development projects. He said that after Lahore, Pakistan Metro Bus project has been highly appreciated by the masses and hundreds of thousands of people are travelling daily through metro bus service and reaching their destination in time. He said that metro bus system is greatly facilitating the masses.
The CM said that metro bus project has also been started in Multan and work is being carried out round the clock on this project of public welfare. He said that metro bus projects are splendid example of utilisation of resources on the masses and the people are witness to this fact. The Chief Minister said that Orange Line Metro Train Project is being started in Lahore with the cooperation of China. He said that Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project will be another gift of Punjab government to the masses and this masterpiece will change transport culture. He said that metro train project will also be an example of standard and transparency like other development projects.
The CM while issuing instructions for setting up two sub-committees with regard to Orange Line Metro Train Project, said that one committee will consider the matters regarding design of the stations of metro train and other issues while the other committee will deal with technical matters of the project. The CM directed that a separate project portal should be developed with regard to Orange Line Metro Train Project and help of Punjab Information Technology Board should be acquired for this purpose.
