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