NLC to build city roads at a cost of PR 1-bn

Faisalabad: At least 50 important city roads would be constructed through NLC at a cost of Rs one billion under the 3rd phase of Faisalabad roads rehabilitation projects. A contract was signed between the City District Government (CDG) and NLC authorities in this regard.

City District Nazim Rana Zahid Tauseef and Deputy Commander NLC Colonel Shafqat signed and exchanged the contract documents in a ceremony held at Circuit House. EDOs of Finance, Works and Services, Revenue, Community Development, Education, Municipal Services, Agriculture departments, Dr Tariq Sardar, Mukhtar Ahmad, Muhammad Ali Baloch, Chaudhry Shabbir Ahmad, Syed Mumtaz Shah, Chaudhry Ashraf, Rana Farman, district Officer (Roads) Khalid Parvez, NLC Ma. Basharat, Nespak Consultants and other concerned were present on this occasion.

City District Nazim Rana Zahid Tauseef said that the Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Ellahi had accorded approval for the construction of important city roads through the NLC for ensuring durable and quality work.

He said that the funds of Rs one billion for these road projects would be spent out of the five billion rupees development package announced by President General Parvez Musharraf. He thanked the President and Chief Minister Punjab for taking keen interest in the development and progress of Faisalabad.

He said that the construction work of total length of 60-km of these projects would be completed within 30 months under the technical supervision and designing of Nespak. He said that the encroachments if any found on these roads would be removed by the NLC authorities and close liaison and coordination would also be kept with the utility services departments ie PTCL, Wasa, Sui Gas, Fesco and others.

He said that after the completion of these roads projects the new developmental culture would be emerged and the problems of citizens of these areas would be solved for the smooth flow of traffic.