CM orders renovation of shrines

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has ordered for devising a master plan for repair and maintenance of shrines of Sufi saints. Presiding over a meeting at his office on Friday, he discussed repair, maintenance and renovation projects of different shrines. He said that green-belts and a park would be developed around Data Darbar in Lahore. The meeting decided to reserve the passageway for pedestrians and to ensure smooth flow of traffic around Data Darbar while the basement area will be reserved for parking. A lift would be installed along with the construction of 100 new toilets. The meeting also deliberated on underground passageways for pedestrians near Data Darbar besides reviewing the project of repair and maintenance of Hazrat Baba Mouj Darya shrine. The CM stated that the new building of the shrine of Hazrat Bibi Pak Daman will be completed at a cost of Rs150 million and separate halls will be built for male and female devotees along with other amenities.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 3^rd, 2020.