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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