Lahore: Punjab Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department on Tuesday (November 09) proposed dissolving towns through changes in the Local Government Act 2021, news sources reported. Local governments will no longer have towns, instead, there will be 11 metropolitans, 15 municipal corporations, 107 municipal committees, and 125 town committees. A Metropolitan Corporation (MC) will be formed to plan and oversee the city’s various functions and day-to-day operations.
Furthermore, the Metropolitan Corporation would be in charge of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA), the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC), and the Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency (TEPA). All of these organisations and departments will report to the Metropolitan Corporation, which will be elected in accordance with the new Local Government Act 2021.
In another development, the Punjab Planning and Development Board (P&D) has decided to build a road out of recycled plastic in Lahore. The board has directed LDA to develop a feasibility report for the project, which will be presented at the forthcoming Provincial Working Development Party (PWDP) meeting. According to LDA Chief Engineer Mazhar Hussain, if the project is practical and cost-effective, it would be executed in Lahore. In this context, LDA has been urged to consult with CDA about their expertise with waste plastic road construction projects, as a similar project is presently underway in Islamabad.
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