LAHORE: The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) on Tuesday approved about Rs9 billion for eight road schemes.

In its 7th meeting of the ongoing financial year presided over by Planning & Development Board Chairman Abdullah Khan Sumbal, the PDWP approved a scheme titled ‘Rehabilitation of 17km stretch of the road’ from Bahawalnagar to Arifwala tehsil for Rs631.246 million.

It also accorded approval to the rehabilitation of over 26km stretch of the road from Chishtian to Haroonabad via Pull Murad for over Rs1.387 billion.

The other schemes approved by the PDWP included the rehabilitation of 17km road from Minchinabad to Dhak Pattan Road for Rs875.019 million, rehabilitation of over 21km Luddan Karam Pur Road for Rs670.67 million, widening of 15km long stretch of 20’ to 24’ wide Vehari-Mailsi-Kahror Pacca-Lodhran Road for Rs996.832 million, rehabilitation of over 48km long Shujabad-Jalalpur Pirwala road for over Rs2.525 billion, rehabilitation of 23km long metaled road from Chaubara-Nawan Kot Road for Rs917.570 million and rehabilitation of 18.5 km long road from Karor to Behal for Rs972.268 million.

LWMC: The board of directors (BoD) of the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has asked the company management to speed up the work to search for a new suitable new landfill site outside the provincial metropolis for the timely waste collection and disposal of the solid waste.

“We should utilise our resources to provide citizens with the latest sanitation facilities. To achieve this goal, a new landfill site must be selected for the dumping of the waste,” LWMC BoD Chairman Atif Chaudhry said at the 129th meeting of the board.

He sought to invite foreign investors to set up waste-to-energy projects at the existing Lakhudair landfill site in Lahore. The chairman was of the view that the new board members must be entrusted with the responsibilities of heading various committees. He said better solid waste management can only be possible with the enforcement of relevant laws in the city.

Board members say the company should be made an authority for the enforcement of laws. They also sought citizens’ cooperation to make Lahore clean. They said the citizens must know that garbage should be thrown in dustbins.

Earlier, LWMC Managing Director Rafia Haidar gave a detailed briefing to the board members.

Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2022