Shahbaz reviews Lahore Ring Road Authority affairs

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting of the Lahore Ring Road Authority here Tuesday to review progress on projects relating to the Ring Road.

Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said that Ring Road was a most-modern project for the people of Lahore as lakhs of citizens have been given an opportunity of travelling through this road. Due to it, load of traffic on city roads has been decreased as well.

The projects providing relief to the people are among the top priorities of the Punjab government, he added and directed that tree-plantation and beautification of Lahore Ring Road should be carried out consistently.

Commissioner Lahore Division/ Chairperson Lahore Ring Road Authority, FWO Officials and others attended the meeting.

Also, at another meeting, Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif accorded approval to landscaping plan of Beijing Underpass.

It 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 ta 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 Punjab government has promoted the culture of horticulture in the province and development projects have 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 utilised for working on horticulture schemes.

The CM said he meant business instead of showing any slackness, adding that beautification of cities should be speedily carried out through horticultural work.