LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has instructed the provincial capital’s administration to expedite the completion of the city’s development plan.
While chairing a meeting on Sunday to review the progress of the Lahore Development Plan, she stated, “A durable end-to-end waste disposal system will be developed in each zone of Lahore.”
Maryam stated that the Lahore development plan includes a drainage system, construction of access roads and streets, installation of streetlights, and restoration of parks.
She directed the authorities concerned to establish a dedicated ‘Project Management Unit’ to ensure effective implementation of the development plan. Maryam also approved a proposal to use separate colors for the identification of each zone.
Earlier, CM Maryam Nawaz was briefed that the construction, repair and development of six zones of Lahore including Ravi, Shalimar, Samanabad, Data Ganj Bakhsh, Nishtar Town, Gulberg and Railway area would be undertaken in Phase-I at a cost of over Rs74 billion. Phase-I was expected to be completed within 10 months, and it would benefit more than 93 lakh people living in these six zones.
The CM was also apprised that the construction, repair and development of other zones including Allama Iqbal, Wagah and Aziz Bhatti, under Phase-II, would start after the completion of Phase-I.