LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):A meeting chaired by Punjab Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique reviewed the progress on the Punjab Development Program (PDP) at the Civil Secretariat here on Wednesday. Secretary Local Government Shakeel Ahmed Mian and Special Secretary Shahid Zaman Lak also attended. The meeting was briefed that 87 underground tanks have been completed in 51 cities under the “Maryam Nawaz's Beautiful Punjab” program, while 90 percent of 17 water …
PDP: 87 underground tanks completed in 51 cities
LAHORE, Jul 29 (APP):A meeting chaired by Punjab Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique reviewed the progress on the Punjab Development Program (PDP) at the Civil Secretariat here on Wednesday.
Secretary Local Government Shakeel Ahmed Mian and Special Secretary Shahid Zaman Lak also attended.
The meeting was briefed that 87 underground tanks have been completed in 51 cities under the “Maryam Nawaz’s Beautiful Punjab” program, while 90 percent of 17 water storage tanks have been constructed in different cities. The meeting also considered the construction of additional tanks in cities with high rainwater pressure.
Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique said, “Rainfall pattern has changed due to climate change, so we need to move forward keeping in mind the uncertain rainfall situation.” He said that additional water pumps and machinery will be provided for drainage.
Zeeshan Rafique said that the construction of roadside water tanks has made a significant difference in urban flooding in the cities included in the PDP compared to last year. “Due to the encouraging results, work has started on constructing additional tanks.” He said that dewatering of tanks is being done in places where drains have not been constructed yet. “Dewatering the tanks will help in the drainage of rainwater again”, he figured out.
On this occasion, Secretary Local Government Shakeel Ahmed Mian said that in light of the alert of the new spell of rains, excavation in PDP schemes has been stopped immediately. He directed that effective safety and security arrangements should be ensured at the excavation sites.
