LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique, chairing a meeting to review Public Sector Development Programme (PDSP) of PR, has warned that slow work on some Pakistan Railway projects cannot be tolerated and directed the officials concerned to ensure transparency in all the departments’ expenditures.
PR General Manager Operation Javaid Anwar Boobak, former PR GM Anjum Pervaiz and all project managers were also present there.
The minister was briefed that PR has made operational around 132 DE locomotives during last seven months to improve its performance by enhancing number of freight and passenger trains.
As per details of total five locomotives were rehabilitated, 22 specially repaired, 30 new locomotives were inducted while 75 locomotives were overhauled during the period.
Sources said that at present total number of operational DE locomotives was 253 while around 189 of DE locomotives were non-operational.
The sources said gross earning of department has been increased by 32.76 percent and working expenses increased by 13.89 percent during 2014.
The deficit/shortfall has witnessed increase by 2.71 percent as compared to figures of corresponding period of 2012-13. The main reasons for deficit are non-availability of locomotives, passenger coaches and rolling stock resulting in decrease of freight and passenger trains.
