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LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has ordered a ban on excavation and any kind of damage to newly-constructed roads, directing departments to coordinate their works to prevent repeated digging of roads.
Presiding over a meeting here on Monday to review own-source revenue (OSR) development projects across the province, the chief minister also directed that manholes and sewerage covers be kept level with the road surface and that every new road should have standard roadside drainage, signage and lane markings.
She also barred officials from collecting any charges from shopkeepers without prior approval and sought separate timelines for all development projects.
The meeting reviewed OSR schemes in Lahore, Multan, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad, which were approved by the CM. The schemes include construction and widening of dual carriageways, road carpeting, footpaths, cat’s eyes, kerbstones, lane markings and roadside drainage, besides sewerage, beautification, sports facilities and solarisation of disposal stations.
