LDA to construct underpass at a cost of Rs1.76b

Project estimated to be completed in four months

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of Firdous Market Underpass project here on Monday.

Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister highlighted that a sum of Rs1.76 billion will be spent on this project which also includes land acquisition to widen the junction. Giving the details, he added, construction cost was estimated at Rs1.09 billion and the government saved Rs130 million through transparent tendering and now, the construction cost would be Rs960 million.

He commended the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) for saving Rs130 million adding that the PTI government is the custodian of every penny. This project is estimated to be completed in four months but the LDA has been directed to finish it in 90 days, he said.

The chief minister emphasised that he will personally supervise this important project as like the supervision of development schemes of backward areas. The public resources were dissipated in the past but the incumbent government has saved the public money, he continued. Money minting was the preference of the past tenure but this government saves money to spend it on public welfare.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 19^th, 2020.