Lahore: Senior Provincial Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has instructed the departments concerned to prepare a proposal for setting up 23 landfill sites to dispose of solid waste, reported a news source. He issued these orders during a meeting held with senior officers of Urban Unit, who briefed him on functional options for solid waste management.
Khan said that operations of solid waste management should be improved. He also indicated the inclination towards digitalising the Urban Unit. Khan also instructed the team to prepare a dashboard for monitoring civic projects in the city.
Khan also mentioned that an urban unit mechanism is to be formed to monitor the plantation drive. In addition, the members of the Urban Unit were told to make these projects cost efficient.