Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar Thursday said that there exists vast opportunities for investment in the housing sector and participation of private sector in it will yield positive results
"Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme will materialise the dream of the low-income people of owning a house, hence, the project of construction of houses for low-income families should be completed at the earliest," the CM said while chairing a high-level meeting at his office, here Thursday, to review the performance of the housing sector.
The chief minister said that there is a need to establish new cities due to increase in population. Provincial ministers Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, Hashim Jawan Bakht, Mussarat Jamshed Cheema MPA, Chief Secretary, Vice Chairman LDA Sheikh Muhammad Imran, Deputy Chairman Naya Pakistan Housing Authority, finance secretary, DG LDA and others attended the meeting.
Moreover, CM Sardar Usman Buzdar presided over a meeting at his office in which improvement of traffic system in Lahore and proposals for the eradication of difficulties of the citizens faced by them were reviewed in detail.
Addressing the meeting, the chief minister said that Lahore city is facing traffic problems due to increase in population and number of vehicles. "There is a need to take immediate steps for improving the traffic system in the city as citizens face mental stress due to traffic congestions," he said.
The recommendations of traffic engineering study should be implemented to ensure smooth flow of traffic in rush areas. "Every possible step should be taken for smooth flow of traffic at Bhatti Chowk(Data Darbar), Shimla Pahari Chowk, Garhi Shahu Chowk(Allama Iqbal Road), Workshop Chowk(Outfall Road), Allah Hu Chowk, Akbar Chowk(Maulana Shoukat Ali Road), Hussain Chowk(Noor Jehan Road), Regal Chowk at Mall Road and Babo Sabo Interchange Chowk," the CM said, adding: "Improvements should be introduced in these areas through the traffic management plan and the Circular Road will also be uplifted."
He said that parking facilities should be enhanced in the city and the construction of new parking plazas need to be examined. He further directed that traffic master plan for Lahore should be developed and added that effective traffic system will facilitate the citizens. The line departments will have to come up to new challenges of traffic management resulting due to increase in population, he added. Commissioner Lahore gave a briefing about the traffic management plan.
The CM Usman Buzdar has also expressed a deep sense of sorrow and grief over the loss of precious human lives due to fire in a van near Bhera. Expressing heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families, the CM directed the administration to provide best treatment facilities to the injured and sought a report about the incident.
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