CM urges construction of low-cost homes near cities

State land identified in five urban centres

LAHORE:

Approving an 'Apni Chhat... Apna Ghar' project, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif had called for the construction of the best possible houses under the scheme at minimum cost near the cities.

She was chairing a meeting on the construction of model low-cost houses for the homeless low-income segment of the society.

The chief minister directed the officials concerned to consult the Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners to get the best building pcans for the houses.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was informed that 519 kanals of state land had been identified in five major cities, including Lahore, for the construction of the low-cost houses for the homeless low-income people.

Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Senator Pervaiz Rashid, Information and Culture Minister Azma Zahid Bukhari and MPA Sania Ashiq attended the meeting. The chief secretary, SMBR, chairman of P&D, secretaries of housing and finance, commissioner of Lahore and other relevant officers were also present.

Meanwhile, CM Maryam Nawaz ordered action all those found negligent in duty regarding a roof collapse in the Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Teaching Hospital in Gujrat. She ordered the health secretary to submit a report after a thorough inquiry into the incident.

CM Maryam Nawaz also expressed grief over the loss of lives in a boiler explosion in

Faisalabad.

She called for strict implementation of SOPs to ensure workers’ safety,.

She added, “Action should be taken against all factory owners who do not follow workers’ safety guidelines.”

She ordered an inquiry into the incident.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 25^th, 2024.