{"id":53693,"date":"2019-07-17T16:13:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=53693"},"modified":"2019-07-17T16:13:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T11:13:27","slug":"pkr-14-bn-approved-for-sewerage-system-in-lahore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pkr-14-bn-approved-for-sewerage-system-in-lahore.html","title":{"rendered":"PKR 14 bn approved for sewerage system in Lahore"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lahore: The Government of Punjab has approved funds worth PKR 14.16 billion for a sewerage project meant exclusively for improving the underground sewerage network in the area connecting Laurex Colony with Gulshan-e-Ravi, a news source reported.<\/p>\n

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The provincial government approved the funds during the third session of the Punjab Development Working Party (PDWP) meeting. Punjab Planning and Development Department Chairman Habeeb-ur-Rehman Gilani presided over this meeting.<\/p>\n

As per the given details, the sewerage project for Laurex Colony and Gulshan-e-Ravi will help drain rainwater in central and commercially important areas of Lahore, including Gulberg, Zafar Ali Road, Shadman, Shah Jamal, and Dharampura.<\/p>\n

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Under this project, the government plans to lay a 28-kilometre long sewerage line via tunnel boring. For this purpose, the provincial government might also purchase machinery.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) of China is also interested in financing the project. The bank has offered loans worth PKR 15 billion.<\/p>\n

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In the same meeting, the Punjab Government also approved funds for two other projects;<\/p>\n