LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday inaugurated the cities cleanliness and municipal services improvement programme of the local government department at a ceremony held at Racecourse Park and handed over 24 mini tippers to the deputy commissioner of Sialkot and 12 to the Sahiwal DC.

He also inspected modern sewerage safety van and announced to provide funds for giving these vans to every city to protect the lives of the sewer men. He stated that cities cleanliness operation would be improved under the Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Programme.

Published in Dawn, May 13th, 2020

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