Lahore Metro Train : Orange Line

[hanibal]

Re: Lahore Metro Train : Orange Line

@muqawwee123

I don’t know much about geography of Lahore, but Lahore High Court issuing Stay order for the project for security of heritage site (construction within 200 meters of the sites) does carry weight. The Court probably also refers to UNESCO’s objection against the project, so there must be something damaging that Court intervened.

People had a justification when they raised concerns against PPP for arranging Sindh festival in Moen-jo-Daro ruins and if any project is affecting Lahore’s heritage, I don’t think that it can be shunned by saying that heritage sites used as dating points are no more a secret. I know people (couples) visit Kamran’s Bara dari and so is the case with Quaid e Azam’s mazar. Does that provide us opportunity that if we start a project near main Numaish Chorangi, Karachi we don’t bother about destruction of founder’s mausoleum? May be we can find examples from other countries how they cared for their heritage and didn’t destroy heritage for the so called development.

For GT road, I think there is a difference between a road and a building. Don’t know if UNESCO consider roads a heritage? Correct me if any road has been given status of heritage by UNESCO. GT road was first developed by Asoka and then Sher Shah. Akbar did also added inns on the way. so historically, everyone developed the road. I would definitely have issue if a building on GT road is affected (say Hiran Minar. correct me if its not on GT road), but repairing / expanding 1000 kilo meter road is not that is same as causing damage to buildings near the road.

There is no verdict but a stay on certain location where the heritage site and distance between the metro is not 200 mark, but issue is being resolved, properties and houses are being bought by the govt…

The whole city of Lahore is a heritage, And Punjab govt have done splendid job to not only preserve it but to make it reachable by the history lovers, a department with a budget is there protect, develop and promote the Wall City and all the gates of the Lahore…

But if someone is making noise, and thinking that getting a stat from court is big deal then, he need to get familiar with laws…

The biggest problem here is, me the existing resident of the city, who used to visit Lakshmi Chowk every evening ( and lahori knows why) haven’t seen a single heritage site being demolished or marked for demolishing purpose…and have seen almost all the pillars being installed… And yet hears it from someone who somehow heard it from someone that heritage sites in lahore are destroyed…

Despite me asking, u were not been able to label a single site which is endangered by this metro project…so i ll take ur whole post based on wrong assumption and would thriw out all ur concerns…

Now you are free to criticize govt and lahore and people of Lahore for demolishing the heritage sites…on that i would say, at least we are not converting our city into pre-historic times..