MULTAN, Feb 20: District Nazim Mian Faisal Mukhtar has announced here on Monday that the provincial government has allocated Rs1.9 billion for the construction of much-needed ring road for Multan.

Speaking at a press conference, the nazim said the ring road was need of the hour to address the mounting pressure of vehicular traffic in and around the city. He paid rich tributes to Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi for taking keen interest in the development of Multan.

He said the construction of southern and northern bypasses would also be initiated this year with the collaboration of the National Highway Authority. He said an amount of Rs400 million had been earmarked to resolve the sewerage problem of the city once for all.

The nazim said that a comprehensive housing policy for the district was in the pipeline which would help discourage unauthorised and substandard housing colonies. He advised the people to invest only in those housing schemes which were approved by the Multan Development Authority.

He further announced that a housing scheme comprising 2,000 acres of land would soon be introduced in the name of University Town on the Bosan Road.

Similarly, he added, a housing scheme would be introduced in Sher Shah Town as well. He said the last date for the submission of application forms for MDA’s Fatima Jinnah housing scheme was being extended up to March 4. —Correspondent