Imamia Colony Shahdara railway crossing to finally get a flyover

LAHORE: Finally a sigh of relief for the residents of Lahore and Shahdara as federal government has decided to construct a flyover over the railway crossing at Imamia colony, Shahdara.

According to sources, Project is being funded and sponored by federal government. Flyover will be of three lanes on both sides and will be connected later to proposed expressway project in future.

PC-1 of this project was decided to be submitted in the 290th session of National Highway Authority (NHA). Session directed to submit PC-1 of Rs. 2 billion and 4.7 million. It will be sent to Central Development Working Party (CDWP) for approval. Preparation of PC-1 will take approx one month.

Something about Proposed expressway from Shahdara Mor to Rachna town

The elevated expressway from Shahdara to Rachna Town will be consisted of 8 lanes, 6 of those will be reserved for general traffic while remaining 2 will be for the metro bus line as an extension of Green line. Out of 6 km expressway, 4.5 km part would be elevated (above ground), while remaining 1.5 km would be at-grade (on ground). An interchange will also be built at Shahdara Mor making it a signal free intersection.

Newly revamped Labor Room at Lahore General Hospital is ready for inauguration (PHOTOS)

Newly revamped Labor Room at Lahore General Hospital is finally ready for inauguration.

Over the last six months, Lahore General Hospital has been able to notably contribute to a better healthcare delivery system.

Recently, we saw the addition of a hundred beds to Pakistan Institute of Neuro Sciences (PINS) - the total bed capacity now is 500; Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery and low cost Prostate Treatment, free Goitre Treatment and a modern technique to remove kidney stones without operation were all introduced at Lahore General Hospital. Not only that, 40 bedded Orthopedic Unit - II was also recently inaugurated at the hospital.

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Safe Cities Project will be inaugurated today by the CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif to shortly inaugurate the fully operational Safe City Project of Lahore. Through this project, government shall not only be able to give safe and secure cities to our succeeding generations but also facilitate the movement of citizens.

Improvement in law and order situation will have positive impact on business, economy and trade outputs as well.

Among the federating units, Punjab is the first province that has launched the Safe Cities Project. Given its overall benefit, the government is extending the project to six other major cities of Punjab, namely Multan, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, Sargodha, Gujranwala and Faisalabad.

The Safe City Project is focused on ensuring security and quality of life in cities through the use of technology, infrastructure, personnel and processes.

Punjab Police Integrated Command Control & Communication Center (PPIC3) includes:

1. 8,000 CCTV cameras
2. E-challan & Red Light Monitoring System
3. Automatic Number Plate Recognition System
4. 600+ police communication officers

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Speedo Bus FR-12 route changed for an indefinite period of time

Punjab MetroBus Authority (PMA) and Daewoo has temporarily changed the route plan of FR-12 which travels from RA bazar to Civil Secretariat. This decision has been taken after the construction of remaining underground portion Orange line has started on GPO chowk, Mall road.

Orange Line metro train is supposed to pass though the busy intersection of GPO chowk, Mall road. It will be a portion of underground section which also includes Central Station of Orange line. Work on this portion was not yet started as Supreme court had put a stay order some 22 months ago. Now when court has removed the stay order, construction on this portion has started with full swing.

To speed up the work and timely completion of this project, city traffic police has closed GPO chowk for three months which has resulted in traffic chaos and huge traffic jam in this region. Also affecting the operation of Speedo Bus Service FR-12 which is one of the busiest routes of the city.

According to speedo bus attendants, FR-12 whose routine route was from RA bazar to Civil Secretariat, instead of keep going on Mall road will now take turn at Alhamra hall signal near Lahore Zoo, going all the way to Railway station. According to attendants, this route change is temporary and will be back to routine route as soon as GPO chowk is cleared.

Routine route: RA bazar, PAF market, Girja chowk, Fortress stadium, Canal bridge, Lahore Zoo, Chairing Cross, Regal chowk, Anarkali, PMG chowk, Civil Secretariat.

Changed route: RA bazar, PAF market, Girja chowk, Fortress stadium, Canal bridge, Lahore Zoo, Aiwan-e-Iqbal, Shimla pahari, Empress road, Railway station.

How to travel from RA bazar to Civil Secretariat and vice versa

As we have already mentioned that FR-12 is one of the busiest route of the city as it is passing through the major commercial and downtown areas of the city. Most of the government offices and famous educational institutions are situated along this route. Therefore a huge chunk of people will be affected with this route change decision. But still there are other ways people can commute between these points:

To Travel from RA bazar to Regal chowk, Anarkali and Secretariat: Take FR-12 from RA bazar and make stop at Lahore zoo. Then take four stroke rickshaw which will charge you Rs. 20 to go further towards Anarkali and Civil Secretariat. Same method if you are travelling from Secretariat to RA bazar.

To travel from RA bazar to Secratariat: Take FR-15 from RA bazar which will drop you at Civil Secretariat. It goes via Cavalry Ground, Gulberg and Jail road. Another option is to take FR-15 and make stop at Kalma chowk and then take metro bus to go Civil Secretariat. Same method if you are travelling vice versa.

Groundbreaking ceremony of Indus Highway dual carriage project from Jamshoro to Sehwan

HYDERABAD - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah unveiled 133 km Indus Highway (N-55) dual carriage project from Jamshoro to Sehwan on Tuesday.

The project is planned to be completed in two phases. First from Jamshoro to Manjhand and second from Manjhad to Sehwan, Murad Ali Shah was informed and added that tenders have also been invited for second phase of the project and the work would be started after completion of required formalities in January 2018.

Ground breaking ceremony was arranged near Cadet College Petaro which was converted into a public meeting. Chief Minister also informed that single carriage Indus Highway from Jamshoro to Sehwan was inaugurated by the former Prime Minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto some 20 years back, however due to increase in traffic, the construction of dual carriage become necessary to overcome losses of precious lives as a result of accidents.

The project would not only facilitate the residents of Jamshoro district but it will benefit entire Pakistan. The incumbent Sindh government is taking keen interest to develop the backward areas of Jamshoro by initiating several development projects including solar energy water supply schemes.

Punjab clears 3,454 dumping sites of Rawalpindi District

PUNJAB: To establish a central garbage dump in various cities of the Punjab and to improve the health condition, the government has cleared dumping sites in 1100 villages of Rawalpindi District.

Government cleared as many as 3,454 dumping sites of Rawalpindi District under the first phase of the ‘Khadim-e-Punjab Saaf Dehat Programme’, said Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi Talat Mehmood Gondal.

Cleanliness system in the rural areas of the district is being improved under the programme, which had been launched on the directions of Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif. This is the first programme of its kind in the history of the country which would provide a clean atmosphere to people living in the rural areas of the district and would help keep them safe from diseases.

Madadgar 15 helpline centre inaugurated by Karachi police chief

KARACHI: Sindh Inspector-General (IG) of Police Allah Dino Khawaja inaugurated police helpline, Madadgar 15’s, new building in the premises of the Airport police station on Monday ease the citizens’ complaints and eliminate prank calls.

IG Khawaja briefed the participants about the latest equipment and software installed at the centre. The Madadgar 15 mobile application, call centre operator location identification and map location for mobile phone users, confirmation of task by police force and response about the task are included in the facilities provided by the new centre.

The citizens can now download the ‘Police 15’ application from the Google Play Store on their mobile phones and also register themselves on the centre’s website, www.police15madadgar.com. The registered citizens will be given priority.

“This modern centre will help improve police performance to help the citizens,” said IG Khawaja, adding that the accountability of the DSPs and SHOs concerned will be more transparent now.

“The role of the CPLC will also prove beneficial in this centre,” said the IG, adding that the process to outsource Madadgar 15 is under way, while the Sindh government is the final authority to take a decision in the matter.

“After being outsourced, the new 15 helpline will have latest recording systems and properly trained staff to handle calls and promptly react to complaints.”

“The process to turn a Sindh police hospital at the police headquarters in Garden into a modern hospital will also start soon,” the IG said.

Mahar said that there would be a complete elimination of prank calls with the inauguration of the latest centre. He appealed to the citizens to only inform the police about criminal cases and avoid complaints about personal issues.

“The Madadgar 15 helpline and its vehicles have been separated and now this centre, its force and vehicles will not be used in duties for VIPs,” he clarified, adding that 500 more motorcycles with latest cameras installed will be a part of the centre by the end of February next year.