CM sets one-week target to remove encroachments from Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif set a target to eliminate encroachments across Punjab within a week and gave a target to Deputy Commissioners to undertake a crackdown on corruption and design a better system.

The CM directed to establish urban forests on state land in every city, issued orders to ensure the success of No to Plastic campaign across the province and adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards violating the “Marriage Act”.

According to a handout issued here on Wednesday, the CM presided over a special meeting to review “KPIs” of Sargodha Division. The Deputy Commissioners of Sargodha, Khushab, Bhakkar and Mianwali gave a detailed briefing.

The meeting reviewed KPIs of cleanliness, health, education, price control and monitoring of outsourced schools. A report was presented on the violation of the Marriage Act, encroachments, cleanliness, condition of parks, and beautification of intersections and cities. The KPIs of manhole covers, stray dogs, sewage, transport fitness certificates, urban forest development were also reviewed in the meeting.

She directed the deputy commissioners to ensure cleanliness of streets and muhallas in their respective districts along with redressing public complaints.

It has been made mandatory for pet dogs to wear collars across the province otherwise fines and strict action will be taken for committing violations.

She ordered to designate bike lanes on roads along with separating them with fences and small walls under the Chinese model. She directed to make it mandatory for bikers to wear helmets along with ensuring proper functioning of back lights and indicators, etc.

CM Maryam Nawaz instructed the construction of zebra crossings for children in front of schools and adopted a zero-tolerance on issuing fitness certificates for school vans.

She expressed her indignation over the complaints of inconvenience being caused to the worshipers and citizens due to stagnant dirty water on the roads. The CM directed to ensure the restriction of a single-line cart market and further directed that carts should not be seen at any place other than the approved design and location.

She directed to ensure the cleanliness of bus stands, provision of fans, clean drinking water and best seating places along with making bus stops and bus depots of every city a model. In the meeting, it was decided to entrust monitoring of the performance of MS of hospitals to the deputy commissioners. She directed to launch of a comprehensive cleanliness campaign in Sargodha and commended the administration for ensuring the supply of fertilizers at controlled rates across the province.

The CM appreciated the administration for creating monuments, waterfalls, beautiful models at intersections in Mianwali and beautification of parks. She said, “Excellence in governance should be visible in every city.” She asserted that dilapidated roads should not be seen in any city, potholes should be filled with patchwork.