‘Govt trying to complete OLMT at earliest’

Difficult to pinpoint an exact date for inauguration says OLMT project Steering Committee Chairman Khwaja Ahmad Hassan

LAHORE: Civil contractors, working on the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project, have connected both ends of the 27-kilometre long metro track, stretching from Dera Gujjran to Ali Town, after completing excavation on a 1.7 kilometre long section.

Although it is difficult to pinpoint an exact date for the inauguration, the government is trying to complete the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project at the earliest possible convenience, said OLMT Steering Committee Chairman Khwaja Ahmad Hassan on Wednesday.

“We will aim to test run the country’s first metro train before this year’s general elections. Earlier, it was proposed that we make the project partially operational. However, after receiving a green flag from the apex court for completing the remaining underground section, it was decided that the project will be completed in the shortest time frame possible,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 19^th, 2018.