Legislators to oversee ‘Lahore revamp’ plan

Minister vows not to leave any street or sewerage line unpaved

LAHORE:

Committees consisting of elected representatives will be formed to monitor the implementations of the Chief Minister's Lahore Revamping Plan.

The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Punjab Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique.

He directed all civic services agencies, including the Lahore Metropolitan Corporation, WASA, LDA and Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) to avoid duplication of development schemes and submit the details of planned projects for deliberations and approval.

He said that after the completion of the revamping scheme, not a single street or sewerage line will remain unpaved in Lahore.

The minister instructed the executing agencies to ensure GIS mapping of the revamping schemes.

Ordering arrangements for temporary drainage of sewage water from Bund Road, he vowed to implement a strict system of monitoring of the revamping plan.

He said it was difficult to achieve the goals of providing civic facilities without the participation of citizens. “Special attention should be given to community mobilisation in the process,” he said.

The minister vowed to strictly ensure the completion of the work by the deadlines set on the order of the chief minister.

Zeeshan Rafique said the system of immediately redressing the citizens' complaints would also be made effective.

The local government minister directed the officers of the Lahore Waste Management Company to stay in the field and emphasised that during the holidays, the work of waste collection from doorsteps should be completed.

Lahore Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa said the experiences from the Suthra Punjab and Ab Gaon Chamkeinge programmes would be taken into consideration while implementing the plan.

He directed RUDA to find a permanent solution to the sewage problems in Aziz Bhatti Town.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 10^th, 2024.