Daska drainage project to be completed in May

Punjab Local Government Minister Mian Zeeshan Rafique has said that 70 per cent of the construction work has been completed on a project for drainage of rainwater from Zone-1 and 2 of Daska city at a cost of Rs772.4 million.

The project will be completed by May 15.

He said the completion of the project would enable immediate drainage of rainwater from the city and 300,000 citizens would benefit from it.

The minister was reviewing the arrangements for possible monsoon rains in Daska along with relevant officials.

He said work was under way on a comprehensive urban development project under the Punjab Cities Development Programme in Daska in collaboration with the provincial government and the World Bank.

The provincial minister said a major problem of the city was the drainage of water from low-lying areas, which would be resolved with the completion of the projects.

He said work was also under way on the expansion project of Shehbaz Sharif Recreation Park, as well as dozens of road infrastructure and street lighting schemes simultaneously.