LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Local Government and Community Development, Muhammad Basharat Raja on Tuesday visited different areas of Lahore during torrential rain, inspected the cleanliness work, water disposal and flow of traffic.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lahore Saliha Saeed accompanied the Minister during the visit.
Basharat Raja appreciated the employees performing their duties in heavy rain and asked the officers of line departments to come out in the field to monitor the operational activities.
Talking to the media on the occasion, he said that past rulers played to make Lahore another ‘Paris’ but turned it another ‘Venice’ due to their corruption. The incumbent government introduced a better sewerage system, he added.
The Minister Local Government said that Chief Minister, provincial ministers and the administrative officers are engaged in field visits to lessen the problems of the people.
It is sanguine that WASA, LWMC, traffic police and local government officials are engaged in solving the problems of the people in the field.
He directed that special attention should be given to disposal of water from low lying areas and congested localities and flow of traffic be maintained.
He also directed the local government department to prepare their staff and machinery and relief activities be carried out along with other line departments to provide necessary relief to the affectees.(INP).
