The Chief Minister of Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, has said that a number of mega projects have been started in the province to provide better facilities to the masses forthwith. He said this, while addressing a high level meeting to review pace of implementation of various development projects in the province here on Thursday.
During the meeting he emphasised to ensure quality and timely completion of uplift projects, adding that foundation stone of Lahore-Rawalpindi expressway would be laid in the first week of October.
Chief Engineer GHQ Lieutenant General Shahid Niaz, Director General Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), Director General Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and senior officers of concerned departments attended the meeting. The chief minister said that a number of projects had been launched for the benefit of the masses and their completion would yield positive results.
He said that all-important projects would be executed by FWO and no compromise would be made on quality of work and proper utilisation of each and every penny of funds would be ensured. He also directed FWO to carry out construction work round the clock for early completion of the projects to save people from inconvenience, moreover, he was informed that the construction work of Madre Millat road and Sabzazar road would be started before Eid.
In addition, Shahbaz Sharif said that FWO would further improve its standard and maintain its previous record regarding quality completion of projects within set timeframe. He said that FWO would not face any shortage of fund as funds would be released to FWO at the completion of each project. He also directed to release Rs 500 million immediately to FWO for development activities.
He also constituted a committee headed by Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan for better co-ordination between various government departments. Earlier, Lieutenant General Shahid Niaz informed the meeting that additional troops had been called for the timely completion of ongoing development activities. The meeting also reviewed various development projects including Adyala road and Pindi Ring road.