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Express Tribune
4 days ago
- Politics
- Express Tribune
South Punjab to get e-buses on priority
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz inspects a ramp for differently-abled passengers in an electric bus which is set to ply on the roads in Lahore. photo: express Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered the provision of more electric buses for the districts in South Punjab. Chairing a meeting in which the transport department briefed her on its projects and the progress made on the electric bus project was reviewed, the chief minister said the remote areas should be given priority in the provision of electric buses. She emphasised, "The culture of always giving every new facility to big cities must be changed. We will bring rural areas at par with the major cities." She ordered that 240 electric buses should be given on a priority basis to 24 districts. In the first phase, the 240 e-buses will be provided to relatively underdeveloped districts. Between August and October, 500 e-buses will be provided for Lahore, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Multan and Rawalpindi. From November to December, 600 additional electric buses will arrive in Punjab. The chief minister highlighted, "Under the Punjab Clean Air Programme, 400 electric buses will be provided to Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur and Lahore." A detailed review was conducted of the Gujranwala Bus Rapid Transit project. In order to connect the entire city and suburban areas, 80 feeder buses will be launched. On the 22km-long BRT system from Rahwali to Eminabad, 28 stations will be established. A proposal to extend the Gujranwala BRT route was also reviewed. The BRT system will provide two-way transportation after every eight minutes. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif issued directives that traffic along the Gujranwala BRT route should be managed through a smart traffic control solution. For this project, four electric bus depots will be established in Gujranwala. In the meeting, progress on the Orange Line and Red Line transport systems in Faisalabad was also reviewed. The Red Line will be 23.4km long, with 24 stations, and is expected to transport more than 185,000 passengers daily. The Orange Line will be 29km long, with 21 stations, and is expected to transport over 111,000 passengers daily. On the chief minister's instruction, the route from the FIEDMC to Salami Chowk has been included in the project. The chief minister directed the transport department to immediately start all public welfare projects, and said the e-bus routes should be determined while keeping in view the public commuting needs.
Business Recorder
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
CM orders more e-buses for southern Punjab
LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has ordered the provision of more electric buses to the districts in South Punjab and further directed that remote areas should be given priority in the provision of electric buses. The Chief Minister chaired a special meeting during which the Transport Department briefed on its projects and the progress being made on the electric bus project. The CM emphasised, 'The culture of always giving every new facility to big cities must be changed. We will bring rural areas at par with the major urban cities.' She directed that 240 electric buses should be given on a priority basis to 24 districts. In the first phase, 240 e-buses will be provided to relatively underdeveloped districts. Between August and October, 500 e-buses will be provided for Lahore, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Multan, and Rawalpindi. From November to December, 600 additional electric buses will arrive in Punjab. The CM highlighted, 'Under the Punjab Clean Air Program, 400 electric buses will be provided to Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur, and Lahore. A detailed review was conducted of the Gujranwala BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) project. In order to connect the entire city and suburban areas, 80 feeder buses will be launched. On the 22-kilometer-long BRT system from Rahwali to Eminabad, 28 stations will be established. The proposal to extend the Gujranwala BRT route was also reviewed. The Gujranwala BRT system will provide two-way transportation after every 8 minutes. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif directed that traffic along the Gujranwala BRT route should be managed through a smart traffic control solution. For this project, 4 electric bus depots will be established in Gujranwala. In the meeting, progress was also reviewed on Orange Line and Red Line transport systems in Faisalabad. The Red Line will be 23.4 kilometres long, with 24 stations, and is expected to transport more than 185,000 passengers. The Orange Line will be 29 kilometres long, with 21 stations, and is expected to transport over 111,000 passengers. On the Chief Minister's direction, the route from FIEDMC to Salami Chowk has also been included in the project. The Chief Minister directed the Transport Department to immediately start all public welfare projects, and further directed that e-bus routes should be determined based on public commuting needs. She outlined,' We want to provide buses based on actual public needs. Our thinking should be focused solely for the welfare of people. All districts are equal to me. In the journey of progress, everyone must have equal opportunities and access to facilities.' Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Zawya
6 days ago
- Zawya
New station opens on Riyadh Metro's Orange Line
RIYADH - The Public Transport Authority in Riyadh announced the operation of a new station on the Riyadh Metro's Orange Line on Thursday. The authority said that the operation of the Hassan bin Thabet Street Station would enhance the public transport network and further facilitate the movement of residents and visitors in the capital. The Orange Line is the third line of the Riyadh Metro that stretches across Riyadh from west to east, running from Jeddah Road to the Second Eastern Ring Road near Khashm Al-Aan, covering a total length of 41 kilometers. It is noteworthy that the Riyadh Metro is a central component of the Saudi capital's urban transport development plan. It spans six main lines and 176 kilometers, connecting neighborhoods across the city through 85 stations, including eight major hubs that interlink the entire network. © Copyright 2022 The Saudi Gazette. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
Time of India
17-06-2025
- General
- Time of India
Metro stops work after VIP Rd residents' waterlogging plea
Kolkata: Orange Line work near Haldiram flyover on VIP Road was stalled after residents of a high-rise next to the metro alignment complained that their water supply system was damaged following subsidence due to piling or foundation work, which requires deep digging. RVNL has engaged JU experts to conduct a health audit. Residents of Anupama Housing Society on VIP Road said they requested RVNL, which is implementing the New Garia-Airport Line, to stop work after noticing some ground settlement that seemed to have damaged the concrete underground reservoir and connecting pipeline a few days ago. "The ground settlement can be spotted along a stretch at our housing complex. The concrete paving has given way, leading to a 4-inch gap. We asked RVNL to appoint a third-party of experts to address it," said a resident. "When the centrifugal pump and connecting pipelines were damaged, we called in local technicians to temporarily restore the system. But we need a permanent solution," said another resident. A section of the metro viaduct (on which tracks are laid) grazes the housing complex. Residents have been flagging safety concerns over the last few years — the one relating to piling work for construction of Pier 822L being the most recent. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Here's The Average Price of a 6-Hour Gutter Guards Upgrade Read More Undo "Piling work involves creating a deep foundation system by driving or boring structural elements (piles) into the ground. The piles transfer the load of a structure to more stable soil or rock layers, particularly when the upper soil is weak," an engineer said. An official of Metro Railway said, "As desired by residents of Anupama Housing Complex, JU experts have initiated an assessment of the blocks. The only subsidence we are aware of is the one that was caused by heavy rain sometime back, and the housing society's boundary wall was damaged. At that time, work on a pile cap was on next to it. As a precautionary measure, steel casings have been installed around each pile near the housing society. " A pile cap is a reinforced concrete structure that sits on top of a group of piles. Its primary function is to distribute load from superstructure evenly across piles, ensuring they work together. The official said RVNL built another pile, 3.6m away from the one near Haldiram flyover.
Time of India
09-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Orange, Yellow Lines set to meet 400m ahead of airport station
Kolkata: Even as the Metro Yellow Line from Noapara to the airport awaits inspection by the Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) that will pave the way for its commissioning, work is set to commence on the convergence of the New Garia-Airport Orange Line's Up and Down tracks alongside those of the Yellow Line. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This convergence in a sub-terranian tunnel, which will happen around 400m from the station. Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), which is implementing the Orange Line, has taken a three-day traffic block on the airport-bound access road. It will dismantle the median divider that separates the two flanks and shift a portion of the airport-bound flank to the other one that leads traffic from the airport to the city. Thereafter, each flank that currently comprises three lanes will be temporarily reduced to two lanes. Two lanes will then be handed over to RVNL so that it can dig up the ground and execute the seamless convergence of the twin lines into the tunnel leading to the airport station. "While reinforced concrete boxes are being pushed under the airport road to build the Orange Line tunnel without disturbing the airport traffic, we need around 7.5 m width of the airport-bound flank for the convergence through cut-and-cover method so that the Orange Line tracks converge at the same level as that of the Yellow Line," an official explained. To undertake the convergence tunnel construction, airport-bound traffic will have to be diverted to the right after exiting the right turn flyover from VIP Road. However, with the airport-bound flank and the one leading out of the airport at different levels, Afcons that is contracted to construct the 900m underground section of the Orange Line has to first level out the two flanks. "After the two flanks are levelled, around two-third of the flank leading to the airport will be used as the metro construction site," the official said. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now "At the stakeholder meeting, we have asked RVNL and Bidhannagar police to maintain coordination among themselves to ensure passengers coming in and out of the airport are not affected by the metro work outside the airport," Kolkata airport director Pravat Ranjan Beuria said.
