CM Buzdar directs to speed up work on Ravi Urban Development project
CM Buzdar directs to speed up work on Ravi Urban Development project
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar has directed to speed up work on the Ravi Urban Development project.
He was chairing a meeting of Ravi Urban Development Authority in Lahore on Tuesday to reviewed progress on the project.
CM expressed satisfaction on the progress of the project and directed to speed-up the pace of the work on it. He also said that in the first phase of Ravi River-Front Urban Development Project, 44 thousands acre land has been selected and an industrial zone on 6 thousands acre of land would also be established beside construction of three barrages having the storage capacity of 6 lakhs cusec water.
The Punjab chief minister said the project would be eco-friendly as 60 lakhs samplings would also be planted which would help to significantly reduce environmental pollution. He further directed to complete the land acquisition work as soon as possible keeping in view all the rules and regulations.
Usman Buzdar emphasized that the project would have a great attraction for foreign investment and also to be showcased in Dubai Expo. He said Ravi River-Front Urban Development Project is a unique one in the world to be built on the bank of river as it would prove to be a game-changer, leading to open up new avenues of development.
Chief Executive Officer Ravi Urban Development Authority Imran Amin briefed about the progress and land acquisition matters of the project. Provincial Minister Housing Asad Khokhar, Chief Secretary, SMBR, Secretary Housing, Chairman P&D, Principal Secretary to CM, Secretary Finance, Commissioner Lahore Division, Head of Special Monitoring Unit and other relevant officers attended the meeting.
