Orange Line Metro Project

 

China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC )  Urban Transport: 4 Mass Transit Systems to be part of China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) for City  Karachi [Sindh] Pakistan  Lahore [Punjab] Pakistan  Peshawar [kpk] Pakistan and Quetta [Baluchistan] .The inclusion of there are four schemes would increase the size of China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) to nearly estimate project is $55 billion Dollars.

China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) are set to make four new infrastructure schemes worth $9 billion part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) next week but prospects for early inclusion of Punjab government’s Orange Line Metro project and the Karachi Circular Railway remain bleak. The inclusion of the four schemes would increase the size of China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) to nearly estimate amount is $54 billion Dollars.

The Next Project upcoming sixth meeting of the Joint Cooperation Committee, the highest decision making body of CPEC, would be different from past five meetings. This time, all chief ministers for the first time are expected to attend the JCC. Each of them would be seeking inclusion of mass transit projects in their provincial capitals in the China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) framework, according to officials of the Planning Ministry

Punjab Chief Minister Of Punjabs  Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif would be get the $1.7 billion Dollars  Orange Line Metro project into China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) to win Rupees Rs 20 billion taxes concessions. Punjab government would also seek inclusion of a $663 million Dollars  steel mill project, which is planned to be set up at City Chiniot, in the China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) framework, according to Punjab’s Planning Minister.

Sindh New Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah would want the much delayed $2.7 billion Karachi Circular Railway to get a place in China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) after the Japanese have apparently backed out. KPK Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak has also forwarded the proposal of a Peshawar Metro bus project to be made part of China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) while the Baluchistan chief minister would like to have the Quetta Light Rail project in the China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ).

However, none of these four mass transit projects would be officially made part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ), during the upcoming JCC meeting. The Joint Working Groups on Infrastructure has not discussed these projects, which is a prerequisite, said sources in the planning ministry. The agenda of the JCC, which will meet in China Capital Beijing, has already been finalized, they said. However, the expectations are that the JCC would forward these projects to the respective working group for its technical and financial evaluation, the China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) Media said.

After Few days back, the Sindh CM requested the Prime Minister Of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to make the Karachi Circular Railway a part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC ) framework, said Ahsan Iqbal on Friday. A planning ministry of Pakistan official said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has set up a committee under the joint leadership of Member Infrastructure of Planning Commission Malik Ahmad Khan and Additional Chief Secretary Sindh. The joint committee would work to resolve the issue of land between Pakistan Railways and the Sindh government for smooth execution of the Karachi [sindh] PakistanCircular Railway

Pakistan Railways has demanded money in return for land, which the Sindh government is not eager to pay due to its impact on the cost of the project, asked the officials. However, if Karachi Circular Railway eventually becomes part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridors (CPEC) framework, the provincial government (KPKP- SINDH-PUNJAB-BALOCHUSTAN) may get concessional financing from China like the one offered to Orange Line Metro project.