*RAWALPINDI: *The Asian Infrastructure Development Bank (AID) of China wasapproached by the Punjab Government to receive a loan for the Ring Roadproject.

The Chinese bank reportedly asked the government to provide it with NoObjection Certificates (NOCs) from Pakistan Railways and the NationalHighway Authority (NHA).

A Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) official said that the projectonce completed would allow traffic congestion in the city to decrease.

The official also added that approximately 11,000 Kanals would be acquiredfor the road’s construction.