Generous allocation: Over Rs100m earmarked for Murree development projects
Roads, water supply waste management schemes take major share of funds.
“Water scarcity is the biggest problem facing the area,” said a senior Rawalpindi administration official. PHOTO: EXPRESS/ FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Punjab government has allocated over Rs100 million in the upcoming budget for development projects. The budget will formally be announced by the end of June, an official told The Express Tribune.
According to the official, the prime minister has directed the relevant authorities to make the city an attractive place for tourists and provide all basic facilities for locals as well, said the official.
The government has allocated Rs40 million for the construction of 12 city roads including the Lawrence College Road and Patriata Road, Rs30 million for water supply schemes, Rs3m for the construction of Murree bus stand, and Rs10 million for solid waste management project.
The official said that the government has also decided to start the Murree bulk water project, initiated in 2006 but left incomplete. The total cost of the project was Rs1.975 billion and has escalated to Rs7.5 billion.
Murree Assistant Commissioner Tahir Farooq confirmed the government has allocated funds for development schemes, adding that on June 9, Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif also chaired a meeting on the allocations. He also confirmed that the Murree bulk water project would be restarted in order to overcome the water crisis.
The project was designed to supply six million gallons of water a day to Murree and adjoining areas.
“Water scarcity is the biggest problem facing the area,” said a senior Rawalpindi administration official.
The official said that Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has also started cleanliness work in the city, with 150 sanitary workers on duty.
The official also claimed that district government has removed 265 shops from Mall Road amid ongoing anti encroachment efforts.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 11th, 2014.
The Punjab government has allocated over Rs100 million in the upcoming budget for development projects. The budget will formally be announced by the end of June, an official told The Express Tribune.
According to the official, the prime minister has directed the relevant authorities to make the city an attractive place for tourists and provide all basic facilities for locals as well, said the official.
The government has allocated Rs40 million for the construction of 12 city roads including the Lawrence College Road and Patriata Road, Rs30 million for water supply schemes, Rs3m for the construction of Murree bus stand, and Rs10 million for solid waste management project.
The official said that the government has also decided to start the Murree bulk water project, initiated in 2006 but left incomplete. The total cost of the project was Rs1.975 billion and has escalated to Rs7.5 billion.
Murree Assistant Commissioner Tahir Farooq confirmed the government has allocated funds for development schemes, adding that on June 9, Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif also chaired a meeting on the allocations. He also confirmed that the Murree bulk water project would be restarted in order to overcome the water crisis.
The project was designed to supply six million gallons of water a day to Murree and adjoining areas.
“Water scarcity is the biggest problem facing the area,” said a senior Rawalpindi administration official.
The official said that Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has also started cleanliness work in the city, with 150 sanitary workers on duty.
The official also claimed that district government has removed 265 shops from Mall Road amid ongoing anti encroachment efforts.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 11th, 2014.