LAHORE – Punjab government has taken notice of the media report over the Rs45 billion embezzlement report in the case of Lahore Waste ManagementCompany.
Punjab government on Tuesday has directed to conduct special audit ofLahore Waste Management Company (LWMC).
The provincial government has assured to launch inquiry into the matter forwhich a resolution has also been submitted.
Earlier it was revealed that in 2008, then Chief Minister (CM) ShehbazSharif constituted Project Management Unit (PMU) aimed at plummetinggarbage level to zero by ensuring minimum pollution. The whole program wasdubbed as ‘Zero Pollution Zero Garbage’. Despite spending millions on PMU,the project was dropped.
Following this, Shehbaz launched Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) andfor doing so, rules were either disregarded or revoked while contracts weregiven on basis of sheer nepotism. Despite grave objections raised byspecial secretary finance and law, Shehbaz Sharif approved the summary inthis regard.