LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has ordered removal of encroachments across Punjab within a week.

In a meeting on Wednesday, she set this target for deputy commissioners to undertake crackdown.

She directed to establish urban forests on government land in every city. She directed to ensure the success of “No to Plastic” campaign across the province and directed to adopt a zero-tolerance policy for violating the Marriage Act.

It has been made mandatory for pet dogs to wear collars across the province otherwise fines and strict action will be taken for committing violations.

DCs to monitor performance of medical superintendents

A decision has been made to implement a vaccination and registration system of pet dogs. The CM directed to designate bike lanes on roads along with separating them with fences and small walls under the Chinese model.

She directed to make it mandatory for bikers to wear helmets along with ensuring proper functioning of back lights and indicators. She directed making of zebra crossings for children in front of schools and adopt a zero-tolerance on issuing fitness certificates of school vans. She expressed her indignation over the complaints of inconvenience being caused to the worshippers and citizens due to stagnant dirty water on the roads.

She directed to relocate settlements of poor people in various places in the cities to alternative locations. The CM directed to ensure restriction of a single-line cart market and further directed that carts should not be seen at any place other than the approved design and location.

She directed to ensure cleanliness of bus stands, provision of fans, clean drinking water and best seating places.

In the meeting, it was decided to entrust monitoring of the performance of medical superintendents of hospitals to the deputy commissioners. She directed to launch a comprehensive cleanliness campaign in Sargodha and commended the administration for ensuring supply of fertilisers at controlled rates across the province.

She appreciated the administration for creating monuments, waterfalls, beautiful models at intersections in Mianwali and beautification of parks. She asserted that dilapidated roads should not be seen in any city, potholes should be filled with patchwork. She directed that signboards should be clearly visible on the roads and new signboards should also be installed.

“Water filtration plants should be functional in every city. We are introducing a comprehensive plan for sewage and sanitation for all the cities across Punjab.”

Published in Dawn, December 19th, 2024