Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed that 18 rest houses of Fort Munro should be properly renovated and this famous hill resort should be made the best tourist spot having online booking facility.
The chief minister issued the directives while presiding over an important meeting at his office here on Friday during which development schemes pertaining to the southern Punjab districts were reviewed in detail. The meeting also decided to construct small dams for the storage of water in DG Khan and Fort Munro and the chief minister said that these water reservoirs would also be utilized for proving clean drinking water to the local community.
Buzdar directed to auction the decrepit vehicles of Tribal Area Development Authority and other departments. He said that lining of Maneka Canal should be done on priority basis along-with plantation of trees as well as a separate sewerage facility. He said that the truck body manufacturing industry should be relocated to some other suitable place in DG Khan and steps be taken for the treatment of wastewater. The chief minister said that machinery will be provided for improving solid waste management system in southern Punjab and added that immediate steps be taken to improve the condition of parks. No compromise will be made on public welfare schemes and development schemes should be completed according to their given schedule, he said and made it clear that strict monitoring of development schemes will be continued. meeting.
