CM gives approval to construct elevated expressway project
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired the governing body meeting of Lahore Development Authority at his office which, in principle, approved PC-I of the elevated expressway project from Main Gulberg to Motorway-II. Sadia Sohail MPA, LDA’s Vice Chairman Naeem-ul-Haq, Vice Chairman WASA Sheikh Imtiaz Mehmood, Housing Secretary, Lahore Commissioner and governing body members attended the meeting. The CM directed to determine the financing mechanism of the elevated expressway project while stressing for early completion as this project was the need of the Lahoreiites.
The consultant briefed about master plan 2050 of Lahore division while the participants decided in principle to constitute a supervisory committee for it. The CM directed to synchronizes this plan with the emerging needs adding that a feasible strategy be presented after consultations with stakeholders.
Buzdar directs to determine financing mechanism of project starting from Main Gulberg to Motorway-II.
While the CM directed to expedite the pace of work, the meeting deliberated upon the contracts between the Bank of Punjab and LDA for the construction of Naya Pakistan apartments. The meeting approved to forward the employees’ quota case to the law department for legal oversight along with in-principle approval to auction 325 Kanal land of finance and trade center in Johar town. The conditional permission of layout plan, building regulation and other issues were granted along with the approval of the management of properties of LDA joint venture regulation, 2022. The meeting also endorsed the decisions made in earlier meetings while LDA DG gave a briefing to the participants.