LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed the departments concerned to complete the Lahore Ring Road Southern Loop-III project through public-private partnership (PPP).
Presiding over a meeting of Lahore Ring Road Authority and Lahore Ring Road Council at his office here on Tuesday, the chief minister said that completion of the Loop-III project would connect Lahore Ring Road with the Multan Road.
People would enjoy the best travel facilities due to this project, he added.
He directed the authorities concerned to resolve technical issues pertaining to the project at the earliest and conduct transparent bidding in accordance with the rules.
The meeting also accorded approval to budget of the Lahore Ring Road Council under the revised budget of 2017-18.
The CM approved the Southern Loop-III project and the meeting also gave approval to starting process for land acquisition for the Lahore Ring Road Southern Loop-IV project.
The meeting decided to upgrade the scale of junior patrolling officers from Grade-9 to Grade-11. The chief minister said that necessary steps should be taken according to the rules.
The rationalization of posts of Lahore Ring Road Authority was given approval as well. This would help save more than Rs 45 million.
Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan, provincial ministers Muhammad Basharat Raja and Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai, Chairman P&D, secretaries of finance and C&W departments, spokesman for CM Dr Shahbaz Gill and others attended the meeting.