20 development schemes under annual development program 2016-17 of highway division Bahawalpur are underway to extend decent and comfortable road network to the people of Bahawalpur district:Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur

20 development schemes under annual development program 2016-17 of highway division Bahawalpur are underway to extend decent and comfortable road network to the people of Bahawalpur district:Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur

                       BAHAWALPUR(PR) As many as 20 development schemes with a total allocation of Rs. 2741 million under annual development program 2016-17 of highway division Bahawalpur are underway to extend decent and comfortable road network to the people of Bahawalpur district. This was stated in a high level meeting to review the progress of the development work of these road network projects held at the conference room of Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur.

                                Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal presided over the meeting. The meeting was attended by Ex-en highway Sohail Ikram, Ex-en Buildings Muhammad Shahid, District Officer planning Asmatullah and other officers and officials of the concerned departments.

                                "5 out of 20 new  and ongoing schemes have already been completed with the total spending of development funds to the tune of Rs. 1944 million in district Bahawalpur", Highway officials maintained.

                                The meeting was further apprised of that the pace of development work on the 10 schemes of Khadim-e-Punjab rural roads program phase IV having a total length of 49.44 Kilometers with a total allocation of Rs. 495.075 million would revamp the road network infra-structure in the far flung rural areas, The Ex-En Highway Sohail Ikram maintained.

                                The meeting was further briefed that 70 schemes of the road network having a total allocation of Rs. 242.983 under the fiscal year 2016-17 have been transferred to the highway department which would further expand the road network infra-structure through holistic developmental strategy.

                                Deputy Commissioner while addressing the meeting directed the officials of the highway department to sharpen the vigil of the development schemes by on the spot physical inspection both to ensure the high quality of development work completed within the stipulated time framework.

                                "All available resources should be mobilized to remove all obstacles in the execution of road network projects which is vital to ensure timely completion of development projects to maximize the socio-economic benefits of these projects to the common citizens", Deputy Commissioner Rana Muhammad Saleem Afzal noted.