LODHRAN:District Coordination Committee (DCC) Lodhran held a meeting on Tuesday, chaired by Minister of State for Power Division Abdul Rehman Khan Kanjoo, to review law and order, good governance, ongoing development projects and other administrative matters.
The meeting was attended by MPA Shazia Hayat Tareen, Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ashraf, DPO Beenish Fatima, Umer Khan Baloch, Imdadullah Abbasi and officers of various government departments.
The meeting also stressed the timely completion of development projects and adherence
to quality standards. DPO Beenish Fatima briefed the participants on the law and order situation in the district.
Addressing the meeting, Minister of State Abdul Rehman Khan Kanjoo said that, in line with the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, efforts were underway to accelerate development and improve the standard of living of the people.
He described the District Coordination Committee as an effective platform for implementing a joint strategy and urged all departments to work together to resolve public issues.
He directed the authorities to launch a comprehensive campaign against drug sales in the district.
The minister sought an early plantation plan for the Kehror Pakka-Dhanote Road and directed the concerned officers to visit Kehror Pakka and its surrounding areas to prepare a comprehensive plan for the city’s beautification. He also ordered plantation along the Dunyapur Bypass.
Welcoming the completion of schemes aimed at providing water to households, he stressed consultation with local influential figures and community representatives while nominating members of village-level committees.
He further directed the authorities to take measures for the restoration of non-functional water filtration plants and said he would approach the relevant authorities to secure additional reverse osmosis (RO) plants for the district.
The minister also sought details of recent transfers in the Education Department and directed the authorities to make the Air Quality Index (AQI) monitoring system operational at the earliest to strengthen anti-smog measures.
Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ashraf informed the meeting that work was underway on carpeted roads, stadiums, beautification projects, streetlights and other schemes under the Punjab Development Programme (PDP).
He said plantation activities were being planned along reconstructed roads, while construction work under the PDP had been accelerated. He added that millions of rupees had been saved under the flagship Suthra Punjab programme.
DPO Beenish Fatima said police personnel had been deployed at police stations to improve law and order. She added that, following the establishment of a Police e-Khidmat Centre in Dunyapur, similar centres were being set up in Kehror Pakka and Dhanote.
She also revealed that work was in progress to establish Lodhran’s first female driving school.
At the conclusion of the meeting, a special prayer was offered for the elevated status of the Suthra Punjab worker who had lost his life in the line of duty.