Punjab Govt earmarks Rs 28b for development works of Lahore: CM

LAHORE:The PTI government has earmarked around Rs 28 billion for different development activities to be undertaken in the provincial metropolis, including Shahkam Chowk Overhead Bridge, Ghulab Devi Hospital Underpass and Sheranwala Gate Overhead Bridge.

In a statement, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said development work would benefit citizens in their daily mobility as the projects had been designed according to the city needs and public priorities were given importance instead of personal projection, he added.

Meanwhile, the CM said a 1000-bed hospital would be constructed and Rs1.5 billion were allocated for the installation of a surface water treatment plant to fulfil the water needs of the citizens.