Lahore: Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister on Political Affairs Zeeshan Malik has said that Phase-I of the Lahore Development Programme (LDP) has been successfully completed, marking a major milestone in the provincial government’s efforts to upgrade urban infrastructure in the provincial capital.
Chairing a meeting along with Deputy Commissioner Lahore Syed Musa Raza, here on Thursday, he said that record development works had been carried out during Phase-I in Ravi Town, Data Ganj Bakhsh Town, Nishtar Town, Shalimar Town and other parts of the city. He added that, on the directives of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the formal inauguration of all completed projects would commence from January 20.
The advisor said that under Phase-I more than 5,500 streets had been constructed or rehabilitated, 316 kilometres of sewerage lines laid and 10 disposal stations completed. He said that the benefits of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s Lahore Development Programme had started reaching the public and tangible improvements were visible at the neighbourhood level.
Zeeshan Malik said that Phase-II of the programme would be completed within the stipulated timeframe by June 30. He directed that during the second phase maximum facilitation of citizens must be ensured, public complaints addressed immediately and the process of ensuring the functionality of streetlights continued so that no area remained dark. He said that the district administration had worked day and night to materialise the vision of the Chief Minister, adding that citizens of Lahore would now enjoy a cleaner, modern and improved infrastructure. He further said that citizens would be assigned responsibilities through administrative committees for the maintenance of newly constructed streets and no one would be allowed to damage or dismantle the developed infrastructure.
On the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Lahore Syed Musa Raza said that the administration’s mission was to ensure that no street in Lahore remained unpaved. He said that for the first time durable tough tiles had been installed in streets to provide a better and sustainable environment. He said that Phase-II included 8,000 streets, out of which 1,500 had already been completed, adding that development work had been carried out in areas of the city where no such projects had ever been undertaken before.
The meeting was attended by Chief Executive Officer Lahore Waste Management Company, Managing Director WASA, Chief Executive Officer Metropolitan Corporation Lahore, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Finance) and concerned assistant commissioners.