LAHORE: The roads leading to Mughalpura Dry Port has been in a miserable condition for the last many years. Despite the road was repaired many times, it is reported that substandard material was used which could not bear the load of heavy traffic.
The road from canal and Cantt side is still in poor condition and requires attention of the responsible authorities. Mughalpura Dry Port, which is an oldest dry port of the Lahore city, does not provide easy access to importers, visitors and to vehicles used for the supply of goods owing to deteriorated condition of the road towards the dry port.
Despite earning billions of rupees revenue from Lahore Dry Port, over 200-metre long road leading to the main entrance of the port has been left unpaved, creating problems for movement of vehicles, for the last several years.
Despite the fact that a number of road projects are being launched in Lahore, no attention is paid to economically important road, increasing threats to heavy vehicles and their drivers.
The uneven stretches on road cause serious inconvenience for the visitors and also lead to many accidents.
An importer while talking to Customs Today said that no government department is taking the responsibility to repair this road as they are busy in construction of metros and orange lines, their priority is only to construct new underpasses and fly overs and have no concerns with such roads that are providing revenue for national kitty.
A customs agent having office inside the dry port said that “,ost of the times, goods and articles suffer major damages, causing millions of rupees loss to the importers.
