Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over the first meeting of steering committee set up for the improvement of traffic system which considered various proposals for improving traffic system in Lahore and other big cities. Punjab Chief Minister said the improvement of traffic system was a collective responsibility and short, medium and long-term measures would have to be introduced for maintaining flow of traffic on roads.
He directed that short-term measures should be given a final shape within seven days and work should be carried out on emergent basis. He said the use of modern technology for traffic management was need of the hour and model of the best cities of the world should be replicated for improving traffic system.
Shahbaz Sharif directed that Inspector General Police should constitute his core team for improving traffic system, adding there was a need to work with commitment and dedication for ridding the people of traffic problems and there was no room for laxity in this regard. He said he would preside over the meeting of steering committee on weekly basis and all out efforts would be made for improving traffic system, besides traffic management, due attention would have to be paid to traffic engineering.
The Chief Minister appointed Member Provincial Assembly Jehangir Khanzada Vice Chairman of the steering committee. Chief Secretary, Inspector General Police, Secretary Home, DG LDA, DCO Lahore, DIG Operations, CTO Lahore and Chairman Taskforce on Information & Culture attended the meeting while Jehangir Khanzada MPA participated from Attock and Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board and Senior Member Special Monitoring Unit from America through video link.