Economic activities: modern infrastructure vital for promotion, says Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Multan Road project is of vital importance and should be completed in every respect by the first week of July so that better transport facilities could be available to the masses, while traffic system should also improve. He said that construction of Shadbagh underpass at Lahore Ring Road would provide a big relief to the people.
He was talking to the people while reviewing the pace of work at Multan Road, inauguration of Shahbagh underpass and foundation-stone laying of Daroghawala Mehmood Booti Link Road, here on Sunday. Provincial Minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman, Members National Assembly Mian Marghoob Ahmad, Pervaiz Malik, Sheikh Rohail Asghar, Members Provincial Assembly Mehr Ishtiaq, Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar, Commissioner Lahore, Director General PHA, Sector Incharge NLC and senior officials of Nespak were also present on the occasion. The Chief Minister said that Punjab government was utilising all available resources for the welfare of masses and special attention was being paid to the development of infrastructure in the province.
He said that modern infrastructure was of vital importance for promotion of economic activities and rapid development and completion of uplift projects was leaving a far-reaching impact on the progress of the province. He said that Multan Road project was a difficult one as there were a large number of encroachments, while besides acquisition of the right of way at 260 spots there were other obstacles but all those hurdles had been removed and the project would be completed by the first week of July. He said that a comprehensive horticulture plan had also been evolved for the beautification of the project. He directed that planning should be made for development of parks at suitable locations for providing recreational facilities to the masses and that plan should also envisage development of separate parks for women. He said that marriage hall constructed in Samanabad should be directed to make proper parking arrangements for the guests immediately and he should be informed about the measures taken in this regard in the next meeting.
While inaugurating Shahbagh Underpass at Ring Road, the Chief Minister said that completion of the project had provided relief to the residents of northern Lahore. Later, he laid the foundation-stone of Mehmood Booti Link Road in Daroghawala.
The Chief Minister highly appreciated the parks developed by PHA at Niazi Chowk and observed that they were of international standard. He congratulated DG PHA and his entire team over their performance. He said that Niazi Chowk was the gateway of Lahore and PHA had undertaken horticulture of the highest quality at that place, which had added to the beauty of the area.
Earlier, Commissioner Lahore Division Nadeem Hassan Asif gave a briefing regarding the pace of construction of Multan Road. He said that construction work of Multan Road as well as bridges on the road would be completed by 31st May, while the project would be completed in every aspect by the first week of July. The Chief Minister was informed at the foundation-stone laying of Mehmood Booti Road that the project linking different areas would be completed within next two months.