Ashura: Pindi civic body finalises arrangements

TMA completes construction work for routes of mourning processions.

RAWALPINDI: Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) has completed construction work for the routes of mourning processions besides repairing roads, street lights and removal of encroachments in view of Ashura.

Rawal Town Administrator Tallat Mehmood Gondal, on Thursday said that the officials of TMA had worked day and night to complete the task.

The administrator took a detailed visit of the proposed routes of mourning processions including Satellite Town, Imambargah Road, Sadiqabad, Jamia Masjid Road, Chittian Hattian, DAV College Road, Liaquat Road, Iqbal Road, Murree Road, Muslim Town and other areas.

The officials said the TMA staff repaired all the streetlights along the routes of the mourning processions under the supervision of Sub-Engineer Shahid Rasool.

The Town Officer (Regulation) said that encroachments had been removed from the routes and 15 truckloads of material was confiscated and deposited in the store.

Town Municipal Officer, Shehzad Haider was accompanying the administrator during the visit.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 17^th, 2010.