Orange Line train sounded danger alarms as its structure started severely vibrating due to train operations, reported News on Saturday.
The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and National Engineering Services Pakistan (Private) Limited (NESPAK) wanted for an explanation about the structural safety of Package Two which runs from Chauburji to Ali Town, as its structure started to shake.
In answer to that, the package two contractor has alerted about possible risks and mentioned that the structure, in spite of using diesel locomotives, was working finely since 2018. But, since 2020, the vibration is getting worse with each passing day.
Another explanation suggesting that vibration got bad to worse due to the lack of monitoring the magnesium by the authorities. Furthermore, the structure is more worsening because of the absence of train wheel inspections and non-installation of seismic isolators.
The letter then warned that strength period of the civil structure split if the vibration not controlled timely.
On the other hand, some sources appealed that a number of problems have arisen later the vibration caused damage to the project’s civil structure.
While the contractor of the project started writing letters from 15th August of this year but authority, instead of taking responsibility, turned deaf ears and started putting the responsibility on each other.
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LDA authorities said that the structure of package two assured structural anomalies that investigated, though, the Mass Transit Authority is the eventually in charge of the Orange Line project.