LDA to spend Rs 1.48 billion for development projects

[Salman]

LDA to spend Rs 1.48 billion for development projects


Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has decided to execute various development projects in the city at a total cost of Rs 1.48 billion.

"An amount of Rs 1.28 billion will be spent on constructions of new roads and improvement, widening and rehabilitation of existing roads in various localities of the city whereas constructions of a sports complex as well as a hockey stadium at Johar Town will cost of Rs 200 million," this was decided in the Governing Body of LDA held on Saturday, disclosed an official.

Chaired by District Co-ordination Officer Lahore and Chairman LDA Noor-ul-Amin Mengal, the meeting was attended by LDA Vice Chairman Amir Asgher Dar, WASA Vice Chairman Haji Muhammad Sharif, LDA Director General Ahad Khan Cheema, WASA Managing Director Dr Javed Iqbal, Chief Metropolitan Planner Waseem Ahmad Khan, Additional DG (Housing) Irfan Bhatti, Chief Engineer TEPA Saeed Akhter, Chief Engineer LDA Asrar Saeed and representatives of the provincial local government, housing, P&D and finance departments besides administrators of the nine constituent towns of the City District Government Lahore.

Improvement carpeting of 4-km long Khayaban-e-Firdousi, Main Boulevard of Johar Town, from Shouk Chowk to Shoukat Khanum Hospital, will cost Rs 204.323 million.

This dual carriage way will be widened from existing 24 feet to 30 feet on both sides and will be strengthened by providing two layers of two inches thick carpeting.

Execution of this project will facilitate flow of traffic in this busy cross-section during peak hours and besides removing the bottleneck causing persistent chocking of traffic on this road.

Construction of a 40 meters wide new road from Southern Bypass near Wapda Town roundabout to PIA Chowk will cost Rs 226.146 million.

This road will provide shortest link between Industrial Estate Quaid-e-Azam Town and Southern Bypass connecting to Motorway M-1 and N-5.

The distance from Al-Janat Hall, College Road, to Wapda roundabout through Ghazi Chowk is about 4.6 km, whereas proposed section of this link will be 3.5-km long.

The construction of 1.5 kilometers long new road from LDA Avenue-1 to Defence Road, Lahore, will cost of Rs 35.894 million.

Rehabilitation and improvement of existing two kilometers long PECO Road (PECO roundabout to Lahore Bridge, Ferozepur Road) will be carried out at a cost of Rs 163 million.

Infrastructure development in the Finance and Trade Centre in Johar Town will cost Rs 583.718 million.

This centre will be the hub of commercial activities for southern Lahore.

Expo Centre has already been constructed adjacent to proposed Trade and Finance Centre.

An amount of Rs 70 million will be spent on improvement of traffic circulation at Lal Pul Intersection, Mughalpura, through widening Canal Bank, Lahore.

Construction of Sports Complex on 31-kanal of land at Johar Town will be accomplished at a cost of Rs 150.000 million.