The Lahore Tunnel Boring Project is a 28-kilometer tunnel-based sewerage system in Lahore designed to address rainwater accumulation and drainage issues.
It involves laying underground trunk sewers using microtunneling, a trenchless technology, to transport sewage to the Ravi River for future treatment. The project aims to improve the city’s sanitation and prevent flooding, and was approved by the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) in 2019.
A mega-sewerage line will be laid with the help of the latest technology from Larex Colony to Gulshan-e-Ravi.
The mega project, which will start from Larex Colony to cover Shima Pahari, Queens Road, Punjab Assembly, AG Office, Chaubarji via Railway Colony, Sham Nagar, and Gulshan-e-Ravi Dispotal Station.
On the other side, the project will go through Gulberg, Zafar Ali Road, Shadman, LOS, Samanabad, and will conclude at Gulshan-e-Ravi.
The project, which will cover an area of 28 kilometers, will not affect any infrastructure no new roads will be constructed in the city.
Before the start of this project, WASA obtained approval for the PC-1 project and started work with a foreign company on its design and feasibility.
Latest Development:
The federal government on Saturday granted approval to the construction of the Tunnel Boring Project with a cost of Rs 49 billion.
According to the details, this project was presented to the Central Development Working Party (CDWP).
After getting approval from CDWP, the project was forwarded to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC).
It was a difficult task to get the project approved from the CDWP before its approval from ECNEC.