CM holds meeting to discus beautification of cities

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting here on Tuesday and accorded approval to landscaping plan of Beijing Underpass.
The meeting also reviewed progress on landscaping plan
and horticulture projects of Beijing Underpass and Ring Road Southern Loop.
Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said that
landscaping of the Beijing Underpass must be completed within
two months by working day and night over it and therefore, the
project should be expedited.
He assured that no dearth of funds would ever hinder the
project. He ordered for developing state-of-the-art landscaping
of Beijing Underpass as encroachments and hanging wires
affect the city beauty.
He said that a steering committee under the Lord Mayor
Lahore should efficiently work for elimination of encroachments
and fixing of hanging wires. He said that the Punjab government
had promoted the culture of horticulture in the province
and development projects had been made attractive through
dexterous use of horticulture.
“The qualitative, speedy as well as transparent
completion of development projects is our policy and the same
strategy should be adopted for working on horticulture
schemes,” he added.
The chief minister made it clear that he means business
instead of showing any slackness, adding that beautification
of cities should be speedily carried out through horticultural
work. He said that well-maintained nurseries should be
developed for outsourcing and best consultant should be hired
to carry out the horticulture projects. Similarly, work should
be speedily performed to beautify the Ring Road Southern Loop
through horticulture, he added.
He directed that plan of developing beautiful gardens in
nine divisional headquarters should be presented in the next
seven days.
Advisor to Chief Minister Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan, Lord
Mayor Mubasher Javed, DG Lahore Walled City Authority, DG PHA,
Commissioner Lahore Division and LESCO officials attended the
meeting.

Source: APP