The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has detected irregularities worth around Rs120 million in the decoration of the Lahore metro bus’s track, Dunya News has reported.
According to reports, the Parks & Horticulture Authority (PHA) and contractors allegedly colluded, resulting in losses worth millions of rupees to the national exchequer.
Discovering irregularities of Rs118.49 million in the report, the top auditor stated that there was no plantation on the track and funds simply “vanished”.
The AGP has issued orders for departmental proceedings against the PHA officials concerned and said that the administrative control of the officers was also found to be extremely poor.
The Lahore metro bus project was completed in 11 months by former Punjab chief minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif and began its services on February 11, 2013. The total expenditure of the project stood at Rs29.896 billion.
