LAHORE: The Public-Private Partnership Policy & Monitoring Board on Wednesday gave in-principle approval to technical and financial bids for the O&M project, besides procurement and installation of water meters in Lahore.

Chairing the board’s ninth meeting, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar ordered steps to proceed further, adding that other public-private projects should be given final shape without any delay.

Provincial ministers Hashim Jawan Bakht and Punjab Public Private Partnership Authority chief executive officer and others attended the meeting.

Published in Dawn, December 9th, 2021

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