LNG import to end energy crisis: Shahbaz

LAHORE
CHIEF Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that resolving the energy crisis is vital for rapid development of the country and keeping the wheel of industry moving.
He said the PML-N government was taking serious steps for overcoming energy crisis at the earliest.
Addressing a high-level meeting here Friday, which reviewed in detail the progress of various energy projects, Shahbaz Sharif said the Punjab government was working on projects of generating energy through coal, hydel, solar, bio-mass, bio-gas and other alternative sources; 100 Megawatt solar power project was at the final stages at Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park Bahawalpur and the Punjab government was executing this project through its own resources.
The chief minister said overcoming energy crisis was the government priority and effective steps were being taken for coping with the problem of energy shortage. Generation of cheap energy through LNG Park project will be possible. Speedy and transparent completion of development projects is the government policy and it is working on energy projects under the same strategy.
He said that LNG was being imported for overcoming energy shortage. He directed all the institutions and departments concerned to work in a coordinated manner for ensuring early completion of various projects. He said every moment of the nation was precious and we had to march forward speedily and warned that no laxity or negligence in energy projects would be tolerated.
Social reforms: Shahbaz Sharif has said that reforms are being introduced in education, health, law and order and other social sectors so as to provide maximum facilities to the masses.
An effective system of checks and balances is essential for the provision of best services to the citizens; therefore, the Punjab government is introducing the system of reward and punishment in the provincial departments and institutions. The purpose of this step is to encourage the officers and staff showing good performance and to hold inefficient officials accountable.
Addressing a high-level meeting, the chief minister said that targets had been set in education, health, law and order and other social sectors at the provincial and district level and the departments and institutions concerned would have to play an active role for their achievement.
He said that education and health sectors as were directly linked with the masses and there was a need to achieve the targets set in these sectors for improvement. He said the administrative officers and staff showing good performance at district level would be fully encouraged while inefficient officials would be held accountable. He said it was necessary to work as a team and show results so as to come up to the expectations of the citizens.