05-03-2010, 12:45 PM
Published: May 03, 2010
LAHORE - Punjab government has decided in principle to construct an elevated expressway from Babu Sabu Interchange to Niazi Chowk and the planning will soon be started.
Similarly, the improvement work of Kalma Chowk and Bhatta Chowk will also start shortly for providing better transport facilities to the masses and streamlining the flow of traffic while the process of provision of alternate routes and survey work is in progress expeditiously.
This was decided at a high level meeting presided over by Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Chief Minister’s Secretariat, here on Sunday.
The meeting which reviewed the pace of work of various development projects lasted for more than three hours. Chairman Planning & Development, secretaries of Communication & Works and Irrigation departments, Commissioner Lahore Division, DG LDA, Sector Incharge National Logistic Cell, representatives of NESPAK and WASA and senior officers concerned were present.
Addressing the meeting, the CM said that all-out resources were being utilised for the speedy development of the province and provision of basic amenities to the masses and uplift projects worth billions of rupees were being executed expeditiously. He said that transparent utilisation of every penny of public money was being ensured and a high standard of construction work was being maintained which was comparable with any developed country.
He said that the important project of Lahore Ring Road was evolved by Quaid Pakistan Muslim League-N Muhammad Nawaz Sharif but after the toppling of his democratic government, this project was shelved and served only as a source of property business.
LAHORE - Punjab government has decided in principle to construct an elevated expressway from Babu Sabu Interchange to Niazi Chowk and the planning will soon be started.
Similarly, the improvement work of Kalma Chowk and Bhatta Chowk will also start shortly for providing better transport facilities to the masses and streamlining the flow of traffic while the process of provision of alternate routes and survey work is in progress expeditiously.
This was decided at a high level meeting presided over by Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Chief Minister’s Secretariat, here on Sunday.
The meeting which reviewed the pace of work of various development projects lasted for more than three hours. Chairman Planning & Development, secretaries of Communication & Works and Irrigation departments, Commissioner Lahore Division, DG LDA, Sector Incharge National Logistic Cell, representatives of NESPAK and WASA and senior officers concerned were present.
Addressing the meeting, the CM said that all-out resources were being utilised for the speedy development of the province and provision of basic amenities to the masses and uplift projects worth billions of rupees were being executed expeditiously. He said that transparent utilisation of every penny of public money was being ensured and a high standard of construction work was being maintained which was comparable with any developed country.
He said that the important project of Lahore Ring Road was evolved by Quaid Pakistan Muslim League-N Muhammad Nawaz Sharif but after the toppling of his democratic government, this project was shelved and served only as a source of property business.