LAHORE:Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi said that the Lahorites would be provided excellent
basic facilities and expressed his resolve that all possible resources would be provided to
improve civic facilities in the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) schemes.
He was chairing the sixth meeting of the LDA governing body here on Saturday in which the
Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) had been directed to improve its performance.
He said the Wasa would have to keep itself abreast of the latest requirements by shunning
its traditional manner in order to timely resolve problems of the citizens. He vowed to transform
the Wasa so as to make it a public service institution in a true sense.
The chief minister said that provision of clean water and making betterment in the sewerage
system was a fundamental right of people. He warned that no negligence would be tolerated in
the provision of clean water and in the installation of sewerage pipelines.
He stopped the Wasa from collecting sewerage charges from mosques and accorded approval
to make necessary amendments in the rules and regulations for the construction
of new schools.
Approval was granted to make amendments in the rules for the legal advisors, consultants in the Wasa
and in the Law firm. He directed to settle the issue relating to the allowance of LDA engineers
and accorded approval to upgrade the posts of tube well operators during the meeting.
The tube well operators working in Grade-II would be given Grade 7 while those working
in Grade-5 would be given Grade 8. Approval was accorded to ascertain the modus operandi for
the promotion of Directors Legal, Recovery, Revenue, Finance and Assistant Director Admn
along with granting professional and non- practising allowance to the doctors of LDA.
It was decided during the meeting that sewerage charges would be collected from the private residential
schemes according to the new rate. It was declared mandatory to ensure implementation of the
rules pertaining to parking and roof gardening in the apartments. Approval was granted to the amended
layout plan of the LDA Avenue1. The CM directed to constitute a settlement committee to settle the disputed matters prevailing in the LDA schemes.
The meeting was attended by Provincial Adviser Amir Saeed Rawn, MPA Malik Mukhtar Ahmad, Principal Secretary to CM Muhammad Khan Bhatti, former principal secretary to CM GM Sikandar, Members of LDA Governing Body Amir Riaz Qureshi, Tariq Sana Bajwa, the commissioner Lahore division, secretary Local Government, DG LDA and the officials concerned.