‘Punjab govt working to provide shelter to the needy’

Provincial minister says mosque and modern health centre will also be set up in Naya Pakistan Housing Project

LAHORE: On the directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Punjab government has launched the Naya Pakistan Housing project in Multan, said Punjab Minister for Housing and Urban Development Mian Mehmoodur Rasheed.

He stated this while addressing a ceremony for the housing project in Madni Chowk. Special Assistant to the CM Javed Akhtar Ansari, Member of Provincial Assembly Zaheeruddin, Parks and Horticulture Authority Chairman Ijaz Janjua and officials of the district administration were also present on this occasion. Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency Director Tahir Ansari gave briefing on housing project to the participants.

Punjab government has allocated state land, in Madni Chowk, for the housing project. The provincial minister inspected the allocated site of the said project in Multan and also received detailed briefing from the provincial housing department.

Addressing the ceremony, the provincial minister said that the provincial government is working on an urgent basis for the provision of shelter for deserving persons.

Triple storey flats for families from low income backgrounds will be constructed, he added. “In this regard, initially modern flats will be provided on easy instalments at a cost of Rs3 million in Multan and 384 flats will be constructed in Madni Chowk on more than 23 kanals of land.”

The minister further said that a mosque, boundary wall, park and modern health centre will also be set up in the housing scheme.

Punjab government will launch practical work on the said project during the current year, he maintained. “Announcement of allottees will be made through transparent balloting.”

He stated that the Naya Pakistan Housing project will also be launched at Muzaffargarh Road where every citizen from low income background can apply for his own house. “The said scheme has also been started at Lodhran for families from low income backgrounds.”

The provincial minister highlighted that the construction of 200,000 houses will be launched in seven big cities in one year. “Punjab government is also including the private sector in the housing project.”

Published in The Express Tribune, October 14^th, 2019.