Safe Cities project to be extended

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Local Government & Community Development Raja Basharat Monday said that Punjab Safe Cities project had proved very beneficial so it would be extended to other cities of Punjab.

He expressed this while taking a briefing delivered by the PSCA head at the committee room of PSCA.

The minister said that Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar would inaugurate Safe Cities project in Kasur soon while he directed to start work on the project in Multan, Rawalpindi and Dera Ghazi Khan as soon as possible.

He said the vision of CM Punjab was aimed at protecting the lives of citizens and improving governance by using the latest technology.

It was decided that CCTV cameras installed at Ring Road Lahore would be connected to the Safe Cities Project to monitor over-speeding and other violations of traffic rules.

It was decided to amend the Motor Vehicle Ordinance 1965 with respect to traffic fines or penalties. It was also discussed to improve the e-challan system and allocate separate lane for motorcyclists in Lahore city in order to overcome the traffic issues.

The meeting was also attended by Provincial Minister for Finance Hashim Jawan Bakht, MPA Sumaira Ahmad, and other officers.