{"id":61009,"date":"2020-02-05T10:23:57","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T10:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=61009"},"modified":"2020-02-05T10:23:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T10:23:58","slug":"funds-required-for-completion-of-shahbazpur-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/funds-required-for-completion-of-shahbazpur-bridge.html","title":{"rendered":"Funds required for completion of Shahbazpur Bridge linking Gujrat, Sialkot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gujrat: The development work on\nShahbazpur bridge (termed \u2018economic corridor\u2019 by the locals) over the River\nChenab has been inordinately stalled because of a paucity of funds, according\nto news sources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project was launched to link Gujrat with Sialkot airport, and further connect to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lahore-sialkot-motorway-completed-by-61.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sialkot-Lahore motorway (opens in a new tab)\">Sialkot-Lahore motorway<\/a>. However, the approach road from the Sialkot side has still to be completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/land-acquisition-process-link-gujranwala-lahore-sialkot-motorway-begins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Land acquisition process to link Gujranwala with Lahore-Sialkot Motorway begins (opens in a new tab)\">Land acquisition process to link Gujranwala with Lahore-Sialkot Motorway begins<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project was launched three years ago with an estimated budget of PKR 4.77 billion.&nbsp; Up until June 2018, 90% of the development work had already been completed. However, the contractors of the venture (the National Logistics Cell), and local businessmen, have been awaiting funds required to finish the project for 18 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/direct-flights-from-sialkot-airport-to-europe-begin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Direct flights from Sialkot Airport to Europe begin (opens in a new tab)\">Direct flights from Sialkot Airport to Europe begin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project now requires a sum of\none billion rupees, that was originally to be released by the Punjab\ngovernment. The bridge requires some final work before it can be opened for traffic.\nIt is expected that the bridge will greatly benefit both Gujrat and Sialkot\ndistricts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The officials of the chambers of\ncommerce and industry of both Sialkot and Gujrat have urged the provincial\ngovernment to release the remaining capital to finalise the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gujrat: The development work on Shahbazpur bridge (termed \u2018economic corridor\u2019 by the locals) over the River Chenab has been inordinately stalled because of a paucity of funds, according to news sources. The project was launched to link Gujrat with Sialkot airport, and further connect to the Sialkot-Lahore motorway. However, the approach road from the Sialkot side has still to be completed. Read: Land acquisition process to link Gujranwala with Lahore-Sialkot Motorway begins The project was launched three years ago with an estimated budget of PKR 4.77 billion.&nbsp; Up until June 2018, 90% of the development work had already been completed. However, the contractors of the venture (the National Logistics Cell), and local businessmen, have been awaiting funds required to finish the project for 18 months. Read: Direct flights from Sialkot Airport to Europe begin The project now requires a sum of one billion rupees, that was originally to be released by the Punjab government. The bridge requires some final work before it can be opened for traffic. It is expected that the bridge will greatly benefit both Gujrat and Sialkot districts. The officials of the chambers of commerce and industry of both Sialkot and Gujrat have urged the provincial government&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":61015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15013],"tags":[18015,18016,644,18017],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-61009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-construction","8":"tag-details-on-funds-required-for-completion-of-shahbazpur-bridge-linking-gujrat","9":"tag-shahbazpur-bridge","10":"tag-sialkot","11":"tag-sialkot-lahore-motorway","12":"cat-15013-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Funds required for completion of Shahbazpur Bridge - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The development work on Shahbazpur bridge (termed \u2018economic corridor\u2019 by the locals) over the River Chenab has been stalled because of a paucity of fund\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/funds-required-for-completion-of-shahbazpur-bridge.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Funds required for completion of Shahbazpur Bridge - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The development work on Shahbazpur bridge (termed \u2018economic corridor\u2019 by the locals) over the River Chenab has been stalled because of a paucity of fund\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/funds-required-for-completion-of-shahbazpur-bridge.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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