Islamabad: The Supreme Court has accepted the Government of Punjab’s request to allow it time till January 2020 for making the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) project track-ready – a news source reported.
The apex court had earlier taken charge of monitoring the project’s progress and adjourned the case until after the end of the summer vacations (having sought a report from the provincial government on its development by then).
Following up on the summons, the Punjab Transport Secretary appeared before the court and informed its three-judge bench – headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed – that the work on the project was progressing as per its directives.
During the proceedings, the court expressed its concerns regarding the project’s rising costs due to the delays seen in its development.
The OLMT initiative was originally slated for completion by the end of 2018.
