Lahore: Ongoing construction of Orange Line Train project irks locals

Lahore: Ongoing construction of Orange Line Train project irks locals
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Summary Residents stated they hope that the project will assist them in travelling after its launching.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – The improper arrangements made due to ongoing Orange Line Train have irked the residents in Lahore.

The project has started showing its initial infra structure which will make the Lahore city beautiful after completion however, the heavy machineries and construction material scattered on the roads have also badly disrupted the routine life of the people.



The locals have stated they hope that the project will assist them in travelling after its launching.

The Orange Line Train is said to be the common man’s ride that will move through places where people with low income and living standards are spending lives.


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The incumbent government along with Punjab government had signed a project with Chairman of the Chinese National Development Reforms Commission regarding construction of an Orange Line Train in Lahore so that the metropolis will depict a mélange of the traditional and the modern.



The project will cost $1.6 billion and it will complete within 27 months. The train route will be 27.1 kilometer long, spread from Ali Town to Thokar Niaz Baig, from Multan Road to Scheme Mor, Chowburji, MAO College, Mall Road, Laxmi Chowk and Railway Station, from Garhi Shahu Bridge to GT Road and UET and from Pakistan Mint to Dera Gojran.

The government has found a way to continue the plan without harming the building as the uplifting of Shalamar Gardens and the Lahore Fort is already afoot.