LAHORE: Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Friday sanctioned Rs53 million for the provision of missing facilities in 18 schools of Lahore during the current financial year.

DC Muhammad Ali, who is supervising the task, says out of the allocation, an amount of Rs26 million has been released for this purpose. He says the amount will be spent on repair of dilapidated school buildings, construction of boundary walls, supply of drinking water, construction of latrines, improvement and maintenance of playgrounds, provision of library and scientific equipment.

Giving details of the works to be carried out with the amount, he says a shed will be constructed at the Government Primary School Soy Asal, Lahore, at a cost of Rs15m, a science lab in City District Government Girls High School, Rajgarh, at a cost of Rs4m, a science lab to be built with Rs4m in the Government Tehzib Al Banat School, Township, improvement of latrines and sewage system in Government High School Walton at a cost of Rs2m, construction of Washrooms in the Government High School, Saraich, at a cost of Rs800,000.

Similarly, boundary wall of the Government Elementary School, Manga, will be constructed at a cost of Rs1.5m, besides installation of security wire in the Govt Primary School Pathanke at a cost of Rs1m, construction of boundary wall in the Govt Primary School Manawan at a cost of Rs1.4m, boundary wall of the Govt Girls Primary School at a cost of Rs2m, repair of the dilapidated building of the Govt Primary School Dhalam at a cost of Rs 10m, renovation of the building of the Govt Islamia Girls Primary School Panj Pir, Mughalpura, at a cost of Rs9.4m and construction of additional classrooms at the Govt Girls High School Vasanpura at a cost of Rs6m.

Published in Dawn, September 3rd, 2022