Lahore: Commissioner Lahore Division Dr. Mujtaba Paracha chaired a meeting on traffic issues on Shahdara Chowk, a news source reported. It was decided that the vehicle stand on the intersection will be removed.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Lahore (DC) Saliha Saeed, DC Sheikhupura Azhar Hayat, Superintendent Security Faisal Shahzad, and other high officials of relevant departments. The commissioner stated that encroachments in Old Ravi Town will be removed tomorrow.
The commissioner also instructed Regional Transport Authority (RTA) to remove the parking fee on cars on Shahdara Chowk. He also instructed that heavy traffic should be banned from Old Ravi Bridge.
The authorities have been taking steps to reduce traffic issues in Shahdara, where according to a previous reports, the construction of a flyover and an underpass to relieve the traffic pressure was also approved recently in a cabinet meeting.