Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, has said that work is speedily in progress on the 320 million dollar project for modernizing cleanliness system in the provincial metropolis with the collaboration of Turk companies. He guaranteed that success of this public welfare project would be ensured at any cost with the cooperation of the people. He said that Lahore will be made the most beautiful city of the world by removing filth and garbage. He said that the model of Lahore will also be replicated in other cities of the province for maintaining cleanliness condition. Setting up of a cabinet committee for the rapid execution of the project, CM directed the committee to meet twice a week and take steps for removing hurdles. He said that he would also preside over a meeting of the committee once a month to review the pace of implementation of the project.
Provincial Minister for Excise & Taxation, Mian Mujtaba Shuja ur Rehman, Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly, Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, Advisor, Zaeem Qadri, Chairman Solid Waste Management Company, Kh Ahmad Hassaan, Member Provincial Assembly, Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmad, Chairman Turk Company Oz-Pak, Muhibi Kartal, representatives of Turk companies Oz-Pak and Albayrak and Commissioner and District Coordination Officer Lahore were also present on the occasion.
Addressing the meeting, Shahbaz said that the project of introducing a modern and organized system of cleanliness in Lahore has been initiated and its implementation will not only restore the natural beauty of the city but it will again be transformed into the city of flowers and gardens. He directed that a vigorous campaign be started for informing the people about the new system of cleanliness so that they could cooperate for its success. The representatives of Turk companies informed that they are facing customs problems for bringing their machinery to Pakistan due to which the progress at the desired pace is not being made. CM said that it was the first glorious project during the last 64 years for providing clean and healthy environment to the people but it is unfortunate that hurdles are being created in its execution. He directed that the concerned federal authorities should immediately be contacted for resolving problems being faced by the Turkish Companies. He directed the cabinet committee constituted for speedy implementation of the project to take measures on emergent basis to resolve customs and other problems so that the project could be furthered expedited.
Chairman Turkish Company, Oz-Pak, Muhibi Kartal said that due to the keen interest being taken by CM, people are extending their full cooperation due to which the project will prove to be successful. MD Solid Waste Management, Waseem Ajmal while giving a briefing about the pace of the project informed that Lahore city has been divided into two zones for modernizing cleanliness system. Oz-Pak Company is looking after one zone while Albayrak Company is implementing the project in the second zone. He said that both the companies have started garbage collection from houses and bags are being distributed for this purpose. He said that Turk companies have also installed about 1200 containers at different places in both the zones. He said that a vigorous campaign had also been started for apprising the people of new system of cleanliness. He said that 3460 tons of waste had been collected by Albayrak till 29 March while Oz-Pak has removed 3035 tons of waste. He said that a site had been identified for landfill facility at Lakhudair.
