MULTAN, Jan 31th : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that seven grid stations in Multan divisions involving
a cost of Rs 1580 million, Rs 100 million project of Multan Dry Port Trust, primary health care schemes, DHQ hospital, cadet college, women university, and engineering university projects, besides improvement in departments and campus of Bahauddin Zakariya University scheme, northern and southern bypasses and city railway station.The Prime Minister was informed that 70 per cent work on Rs 2153.5 million head Mohammadwala project has been completed and it would be fully completed by June 2011. The Rs 1616 million project of Musa Pak Shaheed bridge in Jalalpur Pirwala has been completed about 78 per cent and officials hoped it would be operational in May this year.Prime Minister reaffirmed government’s commitment to infrastructure development and termed it vital for progress and prosperity of the country.The Prime Minister made these observations at a three-hour long detailed briefing from officials on PM’s Southern Punjab Development Package at a local circuit house.Infrastructure development helps open up the area for economic activities and thus create employment opportunities, the Prime Minister said.Commissioner Multan division gave briefing to Prime Minister on Southern Punjab Development Package while DCO Khurram Agha apprised the meeting about the Multan city beautification plan. Senior officials from other departments including NHA,Multan Development Authority, Railways, Wasa, PHE and others were also present and responded to different questions from the Prime Minister on status of different schemes.
Gilani emphasized that the quality of construction work should not be compromised at any cost and instructed all the organizations and departments concerned to improve coordination to ensure timely completion of schemes.He said that funds for the projects be released at earliest so that people can benefit from infrastructural facilities.Prime Minister was apprised that infrastructure development will improve connectivity between different areas, reduce traffic problems.
The Prime Minister said that sewerage and water supply schemes should be completed at earliest to benefit the people and added that such schemes were essential for cleanliness, hygienic conditions and help improve the quality of life of the people.
He said that the government wants to develop the backward areas, it was also a priority of the government to rehabilitate and reconstruct the flood hit areas.
The prime minister said that the schemes on which the work has not yet started be prioritized according to the needs of the people and be shifted to next fiscal year.
A proposal of Multani mono rail system to operate on a strong metallic beam over 18 feet above the city roads for city transportation was presented at a high level briefing chaired by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani here late on Saturday night.Commissioner Multan division Syed Mohammad Ali Gardezi presented the novel idea of mono train operating over head on five routes with four railway stations to facilitate the citizens at the briefing held at the local circuit house.The prime minister ordered that the proposed project be referred to ministry of economic affairs adding that state minister for economic affairs Ms Hina Rabbani Khar should look into the possibility of the project’s execution on Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis. Commissioner said that the train would operate on five routes including Bosan Road-Judicial complex, Jinah road to Vehari Chowk, Chungi No 9 to university and two others. He pleaded that 72 educational institutions operating on the Bosan road and additional transportation facility to the citizen would help lessen traffic burden on the road.
MPAs and other officials supported the proposal and MPA Syed Nazim Hussain Shah termed it a good effort to beautify the Multan city and improving the local transportation facilities.Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Gilani issued instructions that Rs 100 million funding be arranged to acquire 200 kanal piece of land for cancer treatment hospital near DHQ hospital Multan after he was informed that Rs 20 million funding was available for the purpose.
The prime minister was informed that work on construction of fly-overs was in full swing in the city and the level one fly over at Jinah Chowk (Chowk Kumharanwala) would be completed by March 23.
-The fly-over at Chungi No 9 has already been completed while the Rs 1208 million fly-over at Chungi No 8 would be completed in April 2011. The Rs 603 million fly over at Chowk Naag Shah would be completed in July 2011.Prime Minister was informed that about 95 per cent construction work of Kalma Chowk fly-over has been completed while 55 per cent work on the fly over at Double Phatak has also been completed. These projects would be completed in May this year.The prime minister stressed on completion of Faisalabad-Multan motorway within specified period.
He was informed that land acquisition process for 57-km long Multan-Khanewal section of the motorway was in the final stages, however, more funding was required to complete this process. This section of the motorway would cost Rs 16.3 billion.Moreover, schemes included in the Multan city beautification plan were also discussed. They included Rs 4.47 million museum scheme, Rs 59.989 Ghanta Ghar market, around Rs 28 million schemes to build two mosques, Rs 2.079 million artisan centre, Rs 59.949 million Damdama (parapet) strengthening scheme at Qila Kohna Qasim Bagh, Rs 59.881 million scheme of fort wall, Rs 92.465 million Qasim fort landscaping, approach road to Darbar Musa Pak Shaheed (Rs 102.323 million), improvement of city gates, reconstruction of old gates which were now missing including Pak gate, Daulat gate, Lohari Gate, conservation of other old gates including Bohar gate, park at old city station. Incharge Prime Minister’s camp office in Multan MPA Syed Ahmad Mujtaba Gilani, other MPAs Ahmad Hussain Dehar, Malik Mohammad Amir Dogar, and Syed Nazim Hussain Shah besides PM’s media coordinator Khawaja Rizwan Alam were also present on the occasion.Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that the top priority of the government for the current year was to resolve the problems of common man by providing basic facilities, particularly in under-developed areas of the country. He reiterated the government’s resolve to address the problems of masses at grossroots level through better coordination with provincial governments and understanding with political stakeholders.Prime Minister Gilani was talking to local representatives and notables of Basti Labar here.The local leaders apprised the Prime Minister of the position of various development initiatives. They also highlighted the reasons for delay in some of the schemes. They appreciated the support given by the government organizations in flood-hit areas, saying that life had become normal in those areas.Earlier, Prime Minister Gilani offered condolences to Malik Ghulam Mehboob Labar on the demise of his wife. He offered Fateha and prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the members of bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude.Members of Punjab Assembly Syed Ahmed Mujtaba Gilani, Malik Ahmed Hassan Dehrr, Malik Aamir Dogar, Aamir Ghani Marral and Syed Nazim Shah, PM’s Media Coordinator Khawaja Rizwan Aalam, Malik Mohammad Saleem Labar and others were also present on the occasion.
a cost of Rs 1580 million, Rs 100 million project of Multan Dry Port Trust, primary health care schemes, DHQ hospital, cadet college, women university, and engineering university projects, besides improvement in departments and campus of Bahauddin Zakariya University scheme, northern and southern bypasses and city railway station.The Prime Minister was informed that 70 per cent work on Rs 2153.5 million head Mohammadwala project has been completed and it would be fully completed by June 2011. The Rs 1616 million project of Musa Pak Shaheed bridge in Jalalpur Pirwala has been completed about 78 per cent and officials hoped it would be operational in May this year.Prime Minister reaffirmed government’s commitment to infrastructure development and termed it vital for progress and prosperity of the country.The Prime Minister made these observations at a three-hour long detailed briefing from officials on PM’s Southern Punjab Development Package at a local circuit house.Infrastructure development helps open up the area for economic activities and thus create employment opportunities, the Prime Minister said.Commissioner Multan division gave briefing to Prime Minister on Southern Punjab Development Package while DCO Khurram Agha apprised the meeting about the Multan city beautification plan. Senior officials from other departments including NHA,Multan Development Authority, Railways, Wasa, PHE and others were also present and responded to different questions from the Prime Minister on status of different schemes.
Gilani emphasized that the quality of construction work should not be compromised at any cost and instructed all the organizations and departments concerned to improve coordination to ensure timely completion of schemes.He said that funds for the projects be released at earliest so that people can benefit from infrastructural facilities.Prime Minister was apprised that infrastructure development will improve connectivity between different areas, reduce traffic problems.
The Prime Minister said that sewerage and water supply schemes should be completed at earliest to benefit the people and added that such schemes were essential for cleanliness, hygienic conditions and help improve the quality of life of the people.
He said that the government wants to develop the backward areas, it was also a priority of the government to rehabilitate and reconstruct the flood hit areas.
The prime minister said that the schemes on which the work has not yet started be prioritized according to the needs of the people and be shifted to next fiscal year.
A proposal of Multani mono rail system to operate on a strong metallic beam over 18 feet above the city roads for city transportation was presented at a high level briefing chaired by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani here late on Saturday night.Commissioner Multan division Syed Mohammad Ali Gardezi presented the novel idea of mono train operating over head on five routes with four railway stations to facilitate the citizens at the briefing held at the local circuit house.The prime minister ordered that the proposed project be referred to ministry of economic affairs adding that state minister for economic affairs Ms Hina Rabbani Khar should look into the possibility of the project’s execution on Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) basis. Commissioner said that the train would operate on five routes including Bosan Road-Judicial complex, Jinah road to Vehari Chowk, Chungi No 9 to university and two others. He pleaded that 72 educational institutions operating on the Bosan road and additional transportation facility to the citizen would help lessen traffic burden on the road.
MPAs and other officials supported the proposal and MPA Syed Nazim Hussain Shah termed it a good effort to beautify the Multan city and improving the local transportation facilities.Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani Gilani issued instructions that Rs 100 million funding be arranged to acquire 200 kanal piece of land for cancer treatment hospital near DHQ hospital Multan after he was informed that Rs 20 million funding was available for the purpose.
The prime minister was informed that work on construction of fly-overs was in full swing in the city and the level one fly over at Jinah Chowk (Chowk Kumharanwala) would be completed by March 23.
-The fly-over at Chungi No 9 has already been completed while the Rs 1208 million fly-over at Chungi No 8 would be completed in April 2011. The Rs 603 million fly over at Chowk Naag Shah would be completed in July 2011.Prime Minister was informed that about 95 per cent construction work of Kalma Chowk fly-over has been completed while 55 per cent work on the fly over at Double Phatak has also been completed. These projects would be completed in May this year.The prime minister stressed on completion of Faisalabad-Multan motorway within specified period.
He was informed that land acquisition process for 57-km long Multan-Khanewal section of the motorway was in the final stages, however, more funding was required to complete this process. This section of the motorway would cost Rs 16.3 billion.Moreover, schemes included in the Multan city beautification plan were also discussed. They included Rs 4.47 million museum scheme, Rs 59.989 Ghanta Ghar market, around Rs 28 million schemes to build two mosques, Rs 2.079 million artisan centre, Rs 59.949 million Damdama (parapet) strengthening scheme at Qila Kohna Qasim Bagh, Rs 59.881 million scheme of fort wall, Rs 92.465 million Qasim fort landscaping, approach road to Darbar Musa Pak Shaheed (Rs 102.323 million), improvement of city gates, reconstruction of old gates which were now missing including Pak gate, Daulat gate, Lohari Gate, conservation of other old gates including Bohar gate, park at old city station. Incharge Prime Minister’s camp office in Multan MPA Syed Ahmad Mujtaba Gilani, other MPAs Ahmad Hussain Dehar, Malik Mohammad Amir Dogar, and Syed Nazim Hussain Shah besides PM’s media coordinator Khawaja Rizwan Alam were also present on the occasion.Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Saturday that the top priority of the government for the current year was to resolve the problems of common man by providing basic facilities, particularly in under-developed areas of the country. He reiterated the government’s resolve to address the problems of masses at grossroots level through better coordination with provincial governments and understanding with political stakeholders.Prime Minister Gilani was talking to local representatives and notables of Basti Labar here.The local leaders apprised the Prime Minister of the position of various development initiatives. They also highlighted the reasons for delay in some of the schemes. They appreciated the support given by the government organizations in flood-hit areas, saying that life had become normal in those areas.Earlier, Prime Minister Gilani offered condolences to Malik Ghulam Mehboob Labar on the demise of his wife. He offered Fateha and prayed to Almighty Allah to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant courage to the members of bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude.Members of Punjab Assembly Syed Ahmed Mujtaba Gilani, Malik Ahmed Hassan Dehrr, Malik Aamir Dogar, Aamir Ghani Marral and Syed Nazim Shah, PM’s Media Coordinator Khawaja Rizwan Aalam, Malik Mohammad Saleem Labar and others were also present on the occasion.
