The country’s first ever book street will be opening soon in Lahore. Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) officials said the 1200-yard long street would be situated on the Thornton Road, a side lane on The Mall. The international standard book street would offer books at cheaper prices, they said. The project would be completed within three months.
PHA director Asif Zaheer said gates would be erected at the ends of the street – a blend of Mogul and British architectures. He said the Water and Power Development Authority had completed its work. “Once the sewerage work is completed, the shops will be leased out to vendors,” he said. “About 40 people have been nominated for the allotments. No shopkeeper will be allotted two shops.”
In 2004, book vendors had been told to remove their stalls from outside the Government College University, the Oriental College and the Punjab University, he pointed out. Zaheer said the then district co-ordination officer Khalid Sultan had initiated the street’s proposal to accommodate the book vendors. Old Book Vendors Association President Yousaf Chishti said Jugnu Mohsin had played a key role in the project proposal.
The book street would help Lahoris get all sorts of books. The government had been delaying the project since 2006. Chisti, however, said book vendors have not been allotted documents so far. “The government has set up two food streets in the city,” Kaleem, a book vendor, said. “But the book street project is in limbo.” The street would help students buy books at affordable prices and is bound to attract people from across the country.
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