It is a v.v.v. big joke of current Govt. to open Margalla Tunnel & to construct new airport near Rawat. Tunnel was earlier a project of Malik Riaz thekedar which was rejected by environmentalist. Even Musharraf could not start it. What kind of design fault in Fateh Jang Airport design fault forced to have another airport near Rawat when billions of rupees have been poured. Is this a kid’s play ground?
Shocking news. Well, according to new gov, Islamabad has potential to be like Singapore or Dubai. He is right to a degree, but how can you announce even newer airport plans when the new airport is finished yet? who knows it can be flop as the location is off fateh jang road. The gov needs to check how this pans out first in order to construct a even newer airport. Its money making, a good idea as zone 5 prices would likely to increase rapidly. But it wont be anytime soon, as you mentioned ali saab. They already spent billions in this new airport and constructing a even new rawat would cost even more.
@ali sb i am not defending this new policy but one thing i must have to say,fatehjang was not the suitable place to construct new airport…I am not saying this but feasibility report was saying this…Also the experts were of the view that fateh jang is totally unsuitable place for construction of new airport due to nature of soil and many other reasons etc…but the former government constructed new airport in fateh jang just to accommodate their accomplices…
Unbelieveable ........ Imagine how political governments are playing with this country and with tax payer's money. One government started the airport, spent billions, almost 80% is complete. Now new government wants to start another one. Three airports in one city!! Guys we have 'Badshahs' ruling our country. They can build here Taj Mahal-2 as well. Poor awam are made to serve the kings, no right to talk anything against what they decide for us.
@ malik majeed sb…Sir are u sure that new airport is 80% complete???I do not think so as the progress is very much poor…
Saadi bhai Yes as per my information it is 80% complete. Even if it is 50% complete, it means billions are already spent. Can you afford to stop that and start spending again. After 5 years the newer government may go for another one and so on.......... What a funny ruling mentality.
The new airport project was initiated in 2007 and was to be completed in 2011, but there are no signs of completion in the near future. According to CAA inner sources, the cost of Project is expected to exceed 100 Billion. The project is in a fix due to incompetence of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). There is no one at CAA who have experience of handing mega projects. This is evident from the fact that decision-making process takes months, even years, resulting in escalation due to change in parity between Dollar and Rupee. Equipment are imported, payment to contractors are in Rupee at prevailing rate of parity. So, how one may expect budget to follow its anticipated course There were 17 different packages of the project given to as many as 15 contractors, causing a coordination nightmare.All the major facilities such as airstrip, landing site, fuel hydrants, boundary wall, air traffic controllers (ATC), taxi traces and water supply lines still has to be completed. Further, a passenger terminal worth Rs30 billion was still pending and without its completion, the airport could not start functioning.
Conclusion: The project is already got delayed, Its Budget get out of estimate due to increase in dollar rate and other factor and has some serious design Faults, So Government is going to with draw this project.
Moving Forward: New Airport is going to construct near Rawat , A Super Highway will be built between Islamabad and New Airport and land around this Super High way Will be Auctioned to Real Estate Tycoons to fetch funds for the New Airport near Rawat
This is just a game of malik riaz. New airport project is nearly to completion and next year it will be operational. How possible that a project is in progress for 5 years and spent around 80 billions so far and when very little work is remaining, it got cancelled and even without announcing its cancellation, it has been decided that another airport will be built at rawat site. Is the feasibility work done. May be after 5 years again that airport wil also be cancelled and new one will be announced and another location. Big projects can not be cancelled like this. If its feasibility report was having questions, why it was started and who will be responsible for 80 billion rupees lose. I am sure it is just gambling of malik riaz because now bahria town prices again facing a slump. So they wany to give it boost with this fake news.
Zain is right. That's what I heard also that their were several faults made with the initial design of airport so new gov has listed a few extras to be added etc...hence delay in completion date. Was supposed to be up and running in july 2013, then july 2014 and now likely to be in july 2015.
Then to top off a even newer airport to be constructed near rawat? what a sick joke! they cant even complete this airport and when will the new one be completed in 50 years? mr sharif probably construct to name after his own father or something like that...that's only reason - good way of wasting money rather than tackling and reducing social deprivation, corruption, crime rate and fixing law and order. New gov a joke just like the rest!
It was just a mad statement by pm.so there is no need to take it serious. Above 80 percent work done on new airport. Both runways are completed and handed over to caa. Internal road network almost near completion ATC tower near completion, Fuel Farm near completion, Finishing work started on passenger terminal building expected to complete in march 2014. Departure level bridge 100 percent complete. Public parking area almost complete. Hanger almost complete. Cargo terminal 95 percent complete. 3 days ago Dco rwp was appointed as "land acquisition collector" for acquiring land for 3rd runway. 2 days ago 320 million allocated for golra road to kashmir highway on emergency basis. Over 50 billion spent on this project yet. And now pm is saying for a new airport at rawat . What a joke.
Nothing is going to happen in rawat. It was pm wish earlier in 1990 to construct new airport at rawat but at that that time krl did not allowed him. Yesterdays press briefing by project director clarified very well over the construction pace and to end the rumour of rawat airport.
I am sure, the lust of making huge money could not be contained even for three months. Poor Tax payers money spent on fateh jang Air port did not go in the pockets of PMLN new stallwarts. Good way to raise prices of Ch Nisar's already acquired lands near Rawat. Nr Zardari was 10% and now, These people are100%------ may Allah save us from these politicians!
Yes i agree with Nasir sb. Any thing in pakistan can happen. Like bullet train idea of Mian sb. How many countries in the world have Bullet train. Pakistan a torn countries can afford such Emperor ship.
Ch Shahid…Mian Sahab agar commitment kar lein tou phir vo apni bhi nai suntay! Bus aik baar commitment ho gai agar Rawat key airport ki tou mein kya aur aap kya!
I like Mian sahab and his projects. They are very good for the country. Just look at the Motorway project. But sometimes it is difficult to understand the logic. The example of new airport at Rawat is just the EXTREME of everything!
Making a new airport is not a joke, the biggest problem is land acquisation which for this airport was started as early as late 1980s. All options were explored at that time and then this site was decided. Mian sb was for it untill his last government ended but at that time Malik Riaz was not that strong or for that matter even DHA. I wonder how will they acquire so much land when all the areas are much more populated and prices are up. It seems Malik Riaz feeded Mian sb with money and wrong advice.
Usman sb. Nawaz sharif not innocent. There is bad intention behind this. As you might have observed the recent escalation in Bahria prices. It is a very hot topic among Bahria dealers. They think that airport is Bachoan ka Khel.
Agree with Ali. Bahria dealers are taliah malni. Prices in whole of zone 5, have risen in big brands such as DHA and Bahria, look at prices of DHA Valley…a good trigger to pump prices up in possession areas as they know it will be long time before they go up again!
But i did not see any further development after the 1st announcement of PM Nawaz sharif 3 months before. All of you can see rapid change of prices in Zone 5 in last 3-4 months . As per my opinion it was preplanned to boost Zone-5 prices
Tanoli sb. Yes all this was preplanned.