Deputy Commissioner Salman Ghani informed that the 129 uplift schemes at a cost of Rs 449.81 million under CM Special Development Package are about to complete while 1108 development schemes had been identified under PM Sustainable Development Goals achievement programme which would be completed at a cost of Rs 3 billion. He informed that the development schemes proposed by the parliamentarians had been included in the next financial year budget.
He maintained that 17 different mega development projects had been approved by the Punjab govt at a cost of more than Rs 5 billion including Canal Road Kashmir Pul Underpass, Novelty Pul Samudri road Underpass, Canal road service road and sports complex. The DC told that the second phase of water supply project would be completed at a cost of Rs 14 billion while Rs 1.55 billion would be spent on the completion of Govt General Hospital Haseeb Shaheed Colony.
He also gave the details of other development schemes and their update status and said that constant monitoring was carried out for the quality construction and early completion of the development projects. CPO Afzaal Ahamd Kausar informed in his briefing, the police had adopted comprehensive strategy to control the crimes and a number of reforms have been introduced to make the working of the police in line with the information technology.
He said that the proposals and suggestions of parliamentarians would also ever welcomed for maintaining law & order situation and said that security had been beefed up in the wake of recent terrorist incidents at Para Chinar, Quetta and Karachi. During the meeting the parliamentarians appreciated the efforts of Deputy Commissioner and his team for timely completion of the development schemes under CM Special Development Package and stressed upon the accelerating the work on development schemes under PM Sustainable Development Goals. They thanked the CM Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif for providing huge funds for the development of the Faisalabad and said that a record number of development schemes would be completed in the next financial year for the regional development and public relief.
Earlier, on start of the meeting, the participants offered Fateha for the Martyrs of the terrorism incidents and the departed soul of the aunty of MPA Sh. Ejaz Ahmad. The meeting also prayed for the early recovery of the health of father of MPA Tahir Jamil who is under treatment in a local hospital.
The parliamentarians Haji Akram Ansari, Mian Abdul Manaan, Talal Badar Ch, Faqir Hussain Dogar, Rao Kashim Rahim, Haji Ilyas Ansari, Mian Tahr Jamil, Rai Usman Kharal, Dr Najma Afzal, Haji Khalid Saeed, Jafar Ali Hocha, Rai Haider Ali, Arif Mehmud Gill and others were participated in the meeting while heads of different departments were present in the meeting.
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