Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi conducted a thorough inspection of the construction work at the side roads of Bedian Road underpass Friday morning. Lahore commis-sioner/ LDA director general and contractor briefed the CM about the work. Naqvi ordered for completion of the task in 10 days and stressed importance of tree plantation and landscaping along green-belts. The CM pointed out that the initial timeline for completing the underpass was set at 6 months. However, through relentless and round-the-clock efforts, the project was finished in an impressive 70 days. Notably, this underpass stands as a groundbreaking accom-plishment in Pakistan, being the first of its kind completed in such a record time. The CM highlighted that the underpass served as a vital convenience for the daily traffic of 120,000 vehicles. Provincial Ministers Amir Mir, Bilal Afzal, Ibrahim Murad, IG police, CCPO, DC, DG PHA, chief engineer LDA and others were also present.
The Punjab government has planned to induce ar-tificial rain in Lahore on November 28 amid dete-riorating smog and air quality.
The government took the decision to combat the in-creasing smog in the city. The Punjab caretaker chief minister chaired a special meeting in this re-gard. It was decided in the meeting that the artificial rain will be induced in the city on Nov 28 in order to control the increasing smog. On Wednesday, the Punjab government declared a health emergency due to the prevailing smog conditions and opted to shut down educational institutions, markets and offices in eight districts of Punjab on Saturday. Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi announced the im-plementation of Section 144 in eight districts in-cluding Lahore, Gujran-wala, and Hafizabad. Consequently, educational institutions, both public and private, offices, ci-nemas, parks, and restau-rants will remain closed on Saturday. Additionally, markets will also be closed on Saturday.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Lahore Rafia Haider made a surprise visit to the Government High School Kareem Block, Allama Iqbal Town, here on Friday and checked the smog safety protocols.
