Punjab Chief Minister, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that development of infrastructure was of vital important to expeditious progress of the province and all available resources were being utilised for this purpose.
He was presiding over a high level meeting to review development projects in the provincial metropolis, at Chief Minister's Secretariat, here Sunday.
Members National and Provincial Assemblies belonging to Lahore, Chairman Taskforce, Chairman Planning and Development, Secretary Communication and Works, Directors General LDA and PHA, General Manager Nespak as well as senior officers concerned were present in the meeting. The Chief Minister said that infrastructure development was of vital importance for the rapid progress of the province, therefore, all available resources were being utilised for this purpose. He said that roads were being improved and widened in the provincial metropolis for ridding the people of haphazard flow of traffic and maximum trees were being planted for beautification.
He said that the project of improvement and rehabilitation of Multan Road had been initiated which would save Lahorites from traffic jams as well as facilitate the people coming from other cities. He said that Multan Road was being widened from Thokar Niaz Beg to Chowk Chauburji and this project would prove to be a milestone in the development of the province.
He said that in view of traffic load and parking problems, parking plazas were being constructed at Liberty Market while Park and Drive project was being started at M. M. Alam Road. He said that timely completion of development projects was being ensured in the interest of the people. He directed DIG Traffic to undertake comprehensive planning for maintaining a smooth flow of traffic in the city. Earlier, DG LDA and General Manager Nespak gave a briefing about different development projects.