Supreme Court (SC) while expressing annoyance over delay in completion of Orange Line Metro Train project has ordered that project be completed till January 2020 at every cost
ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Point News / Online - 05th August, 2019) Supreme Court (SC) while expressing annoyance over delay in completion of Orange Line Metro Train project has ordered that project be completed till January 2020 at every cost.The court has remarked that it itself will monitor orange line project.A 3-member bench of SC presided over by Justice Azmat Saeed took up the case for hearing Monday.Justice Azmat Saeed remarked the project has not been completed so far.
Delay in the project is raising its cost. Who will pay additional cost. SC will get complete the project at every cost. Tell us when the project will be completed.Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan remarked it was asked that work should be got continued by project director Sabtain Fazal Haleem or his substitute should be brought. Sabtain Fazal Haleem is seeing the project from the very beginning. It was told that the train would be run till November.
He inquired from project director Sabtain Fazal Haleem train will be run uptill what time.Secretary transport told the court Rs 169 billion have been spent on this project so far. Recommendation has been made to grant extension to Sabtain Fazal Haleem .Sabtain Fazal Haleem while seeking time uptill January 2020 for completion of the train project requested that time be given time till 2020 for running train on trial basis and for technical checking.The court while giving time till January 2020 for completion of metro train project ordered that the metro train project be completed till January 2020 at every cost. SC will itself monitor orange line project.The hearing of the case was adjourned after summer vacations.
