Faisalabad: Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht on Wednesday (October 13) announced that all the PKR 13 billion worth development schemes under Faisalabad District Development Programme will be completed by the end of the current fiscal year, according to media reports.
As per the details shared, the development projects include a state-of-the-art system of urban transport and resolving the problem of clean drinking water, Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), and municipal. The minister stated that the incumbent government will change the face of Faisalabad. He went on to say that the Faisalabad Ring Road must be included in the development programme.
Furthermore, the finance minister ordered Deputy Commissioner Faisalabad to fix the timeline for completion of the ongoing development projects and inform the details of the schemes in the next meeting. He also asked the transport department to conducts a feasibility study for the urban transport system.
Moreover, Minister of State Broadcasting Farrukh Habib mentioned that the pace of work on the ongoing road projects should be expedited. He disclosed that the problem with the development schemes is not the provision of funds, but the pace of work. Minister Habib stated that a final timeline for completion of the road projects should be included in Chief Minister’s package.
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