Lahore, 26th November: Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan referred to Lahore’s newly inaugurated Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Underpass as ‘Firdous Underpass’.
Baaghi TV: The underpass which is located near Firdous Market was inaugurated today after months of work and is named as Lal Shahbaz Underpass
Firdous Ashiq Awan, in a tweet, said that Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar’s “tireless” work had finally produced results.
وزیراعلی پنجاب عثمان بزدارکی انتھک محنت رنگ لےآئی۔عوام کےدلوں کوجوڑنےاورذرائع آمدورفت کوآسان بنانےکیلئےبننےوالافردوس انڈرپاس پنجاب حکومت کالاہوریوں کیلئےنایاب تحفہ ہے۔وزیراعلی پنجاب عثمان بزدارآج اس کاافتتاح کرکےلاہور کی تاریخی،سیاحتی اورثقافتی حیثیت کواجاگرکریں گے
— Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousAwan) November 26, 2020
She wrote, “The Firdous Underpass built to connect the hearts of the people and facilitate transportation, is a unique gift for Lahoris from the Punjab government.”
It is unclear whether she was aware of its actual name or referred to it by the name famous for that area (Firdous Market).
Reports from Geo News say that the estimated cost of the underpass is nearly a billion rupees, CM Buzdar said in an Instagram post, adding that traffic would now flow from Centre Point Gulberg to MM Alam Road and Cavalry Ground.
The chief minister said that the underpass would benefit nearly a hundred thousand people daily.
Meanwhile, according to the reports in The News, the delay in the construction of the underpass had become a constant point of criticism for the Punjab government as the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) failed to implement the project completion timelines.
It is being told that the project’s civil works formally started in the first week of June after the CM Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar laid its foundation stone on May 18, 2020. The project was to be completed in 120 days (August 18, 2020).
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