Bahawalpur News

Punjab Government has planned to spend 25 billion and 397 million on road sector under its medium term development framework:Iqbal Channer

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Provincial Minister for Co-operative Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer has said that Punjab Government has planned to spend 25 billion and 397 million on road sector under its medium term development framework. He made these remarks while inspecting different on-going road constructing schemes in different areas which include: - Halqa Baqirpur, Saahlan, Jhok Rahim Bukhsh in district Bahawalpur.

Mr. Iqbal Channer further said that under medium term development framework Rs. 7 billion and 900 million in the fiscal year 2016-17, Rs. 8 billion and 500 million in fiscal year 2017-18 and Rs. 9 billion in the fiscal year 2018-19 would be spent to construct a modern and efficient road network in the Punjab province.

"As many as Rs. 4 billion on new road construction schemes while Rs. 3 billion and 800 million have been earmarked for on-going road construction schemes in the Punjab province", Minister Malik Iqbal Channer maintained.

Mr. Iqbal Channer also said that a modern road infrastructure has been envisioned in which the roads having width of 20 feet would be expanded to that of 25 feet which have the road load of 800 vehicles per day while those roads which have the road load of 8000 vehicles per day would be upgraded to 2 way transport arteries in the province.

Provincial Minister Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer said that this road up-gradation and modernization process would meet the transport and communication demands of the modern age.

During inspection of the projects the Minister Malik Muhammad Iqbal Channer was accompanied by Malik Ejaz Channer; Malik Mushtaq Channer; Haji Rahim Bukhsh Channer; Malik Waqas Channer and a large number of notables.

 

To curb the menace of adulteration health department Bahawalpur has been provided anti-adulteration kits :DCO  Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR(PR)District Co-ordination Officer Bahawalpur has said that to curb the menace of adulteration health department Bahawalpur has been provided anti-adulteration kits to enhance its technical expertise to check the incidence of adulteration in the food stuff. He made these remarks while talking to the Media person at his conference room Yesterday .

The meeting was attended by Director Public Relations & Resident Director Bahawalpur Arts Council Rana Ajaz Mahmood; Additional district collector Imrana Ajmal; Acting district officer co-ordination Rao Tasleem Akhter; District health officer Dr. Zeeshan Rauf; different Media representatives and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

"Modern anti-adulteration kits purchased by spending 2 lakh and 37 thousand would enable the anti-adulteration field staff to conduct chemical test of the food stuff particularly milk, ghee, cooking oil and all other food stuff through these kits at all the 6 tehsils of the district", he noted.

DCO further revealed that blood collection camps had been established at all the 6 tehsils which include:- tehsil Bahawalpur City; Tehsil Bahawalpur Sadar; tehsil Ahmadpur East; tehsil Hasilpur; tehsil Ahmadpur east and tehsil Yazman for conducting medical test of the butchers to protect the economic rights of the consumers.

Later, District health officer Dr. Zeeshan Rauf gave a detailed briefing to the media persons regarding operational mechanism of the kits.

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District Bahawalpur has been divided into four sectors for effective flood fighting arrangements:DCO Bahawalpur

DCO made these remarks while giving a briefing to Selected Media persons regarding flood fighting arrangements

BAHAWALPUR(PR)District Co-ordination Officer Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar has said that district Bahawalpur has been divided into four sectors for effective flood fighting arrangements. He made these remarks while giving a briefing to selected  Media persons regarding flood fighting arrangements at his conference room yesterday .

The briefing was attended by Director Public Relations & Resident Director Bahawalpur Arts Council Rana Ajaz Mahmood; acting District Officer Co-ordination Rao Tasleem Akhter; Media persons and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

DCO said that the first sector Chanab covers tehsil Ahmadpur east through 2 sub sectors which include:- Chanab I and Chanab II, Satluj I covers tehsil Bahawalpur city, Satluj II is meant for Bahawalpur Sadar while sector Satluj 3rd and 4th have been devised to cover tehsil Khairpur Tamewali and Hasilpur respectively.

DCO further said that comprehensive and effective flood fighting arrangements have been made by constituting a district flood fighting sector co-ordination committee. The concerned Assistant Commissioner of the tehsils has been designated as a focal person of this committee. The sector co-ordination committee's members include:- local Parliamentarians, representative of irrigation department, TMO, DSP, in-charge rescue 1122, medical and Veterinary officers of concerned tehsils.

DCO further said that 300 rescue officials of rescue 1122 have been provided training through the Pak Army regarding water rescue activities.

He further said that 2 Mock exercises have already been conducted on May 2nd and June 1st which had the active participation of the concerned officers and officials of the local administration, Pak Army, police, Rangers, Rescue 1122, Civil defense, health department, Agriculture department and live-stock department at river Satluj.

section 144 Imposed

BAHAWALPUR(PR)DCO Bahawalpur Dr. Ehtisham Anwer Mahaar has banned the entry of unconcerned persons under section 144 within the radius of 100 meters of all the examination centers for the M.COM supplementary examination 2015 of Islamia University Bahawalpur within the jurisdiction of district Bahawalpur. This order has come into operation immediately.

Public awareness campaign would be launched regarding the achievements of Punjab education Endowment fund

BAHAWALPUR(PR)Under the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab, a Public awareness campaign would be launched regarding the achievements of Punjab education Endowment fund in the first week of August in the Punjab Province.

Seminars in this regard would be held at Divisional head quarters of the province. The divisional Commissioners have been designated as focal persons for this program who would supervise the activities in this regard.