BUREWALA:The work on various uplift projects has been started at a cost of Rs 1.39 billion under World bank model city project.
Deputy Commissioner Vehari Muhammad Rafiq Ahmad expressed these views while talking to a delegation of citizens at Municipal committee along with PML-N MPA Sardar Khalid Mahmood on Friday.
He further informed that the latest solid waste machinery would be procured for sanitation system at a cost of Rs 137 million. Likewise, Rs one billion for maintenance and construction of new roads while Rs 253 million would be spent on green belts and parks.
A significant amount of Rs 2.5 billion will be provided by the World Bank for water supply pipelines, installation of tubewells, drainage and other basic facilities by the end of next year.
Burewala will be included in the model cities of Punjab with the completion of the project.
The DC said the incumbent government believed in raising the living standard of people and providing them all the basic necessities of life.