Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif held a meeting to review the pace of implementation of the Annual Development Programme on Thursday. He directed officials to complete public-welfare projects efficiently so people could benefit from them as early as possible and improve their living standards. The Planning and Development chairman gave a detailed briefing regarding development projects of various departments and utilisation of funds. The CM said solid steps should be taken in future for making cities environment-friendly. He further directed the officials concerned to develop greenbelts along roads and asked for special attention to be paid to waste management. He said that projects of health and education, road construction and social welfare should be prioritised as they directly concerned the masses. He stated that honest and hardworking officers were precious assets of the government and they should be fully encouraged for the benefit of the citizens. The chief minister also announced the formation of a special committee for the supervision and timely completion of development schemes, and said that the committee would review the pace of work on development projects on a weekly basis.
