Lahore, April 09, 2019 (PPI-OT): Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar visited the office of Parks and Horticulture Authority Rawalpindi and planted a sapling there. He also presided over a high-level meeting in which the proposal of setting up a specialized taskforce for preserving the historically important old buildings of Rawalpindi was discussed. The meeting decided to take immediate steps for the restoration of old Masajid, temple and other worship places of minorities in Rawalpindi in their original shape. It was also decided to construct parking plazas to facilitate the people with regard to parking of vehicles in the city.
The Chief Minister expressed his satisfaction over the performance of PHA Rawalpindi for beautifying the city and added that every city of the province would be made beautiful. Punjab government will extend full cooperation for enhancing the overall beauty of Rawalpindi city, he added. He told that instructions have been issued to beautify the entry and exit points of the cities and added that people should also play their role in this regard.
Maintenance and protection of old and historic buildings is our national responsibility and establishment of a taskforce would be reviewed. We are also considering to set up a museum in Haveli Sajjan Singh, he added. Chairman PHA Rawalpindi Asif Mahmood said that a new record would be set by planting 25000 saplings in the suburb of the city in a single day. Colour light effects would also be designed at the pillars of the metro bus project and signboards of similar design would be displayed in the old markets of the city. Provincial Ministers Raja Basharat, Mian Mahmood ur Rasheed, Raja Rashid Hafeez, assembly members and others attended the meeting.
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