FAISALABAD:Divisional Commissioner Zahid Hussain said that lids were provided for 1,308 open manholes in four districts of the division during the last two months.
Briefing Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal through video-link conference on Wednesday, he said that the manholes belonged to Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited (PTCL).
He said that speed bumps were constructed near 1,878 government and private educational institutes to facilitate the school children for crossing roads in a safe way while 7,407 streetlights were made functional across the division.
He said 17 bridges were repaired in addition to de-silting of 580 choked drains. The waste management companies removed 92,376-ton waste material from streets and roads during this period.
He said whitewash was also ensured at 1,018 public buildings and schools in addition to removing wall chalking from 864 sites, stagnant water from 233 sites and chlorination of 103 water tanks.
He said that 669-kilometre long green-belts were renovated and rehabilitated across the division in addition to motivating general public for cleanliness by arranging lectures and seminars in 1,420 mosques and 5,599 schools.
He said that the Road Transport Authority also took action against smoke-emitting and overloaded vehicles and imposed Rs.17.5 million fine on them in addition to impounding 2,751 vehicles during the last two months.
Patch-work on 243 urban and rural link roads was completed in addition to shifting 71 electricity poles and 20 transformers and removing hanging wires from 531 sites during this period, he added.