LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, while chairing a meeting, here Tuesday, accorded in-principle approval for initiating spadework on four small dams in Koh-e-Suleman area for saving hill-torrents' water. Addressing the meeting, the CM stated that the Punjab government is pondering over different options for small dams as such water reservoir facility is need of the hour.

The CM held another meeting at his office in which matters pertaining to the Excise & Taxation Department including the issuance of number plates and a new system of motor vehicles registration were reviewed.

The CM gave in-principle approval to introducing bio-metric verification system for motor vehicles' registration in the province. For this purpose, Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules, 1969 will be amended to bio-metrically verify the vehicles registration instead of transfer order forms.

Sardar Usman stated that the government is transforming the obsolete system to make it commensurate with the modern-day needs. Now, the citizens would be able to register their vehicles through Nadra and Excise office through biometric verification and this facility will also be available at authorized motor dealers.

Moreover, Usman Buzdar will preside over special provincial cabinet meeting on Wednesday (today) in which two years performance report will be presented. Provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants, Chief Secretary and administrative secretaries will attend the meeting.

It may be noted that the Punjab government is presenting its two years performance report at a ceremony to be held at 90-Shara-e-Quaid-i-Azam on Wednesday. Provincial Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht will dilate on two years performance of government departments.

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