Local Government Secretary Imran Sikandar Baloch has directed the head of Punjab Cities Program (PCP) to ensure 100% utilization of funds released for the project. He was presiding over an online meeting in this regard on Wednesday. He said that under the Punjab Cities Project, the PC One worth Rs. 17 billion should be completed by August this year while the mid-term performance of which will also be reviewed. The Local Government Secretary also asked the Project Director of PCP to meet the deadline of the projects. Earlier, the secretary was told in the briefing that last year 45 projects of municipal services worth Rs. 1.5 billion rupees were completed, while PC1 of new projects worth Rs. 5 billion rupees was in the process of approval. "Solid waste machinery is being provided to 16 municipal corporations at cost of Rs. 29 billions", he added. The secretary further said that the PCP was an important project that would benefit more than 4 million people of the respective cities. He said that the construction of drainage, parks, street lights, roads and bus stands was going on in sixteen selected tehsils of Punjab. He said that the training of municipal officials regarding financial performance and complaint management system was also an important part of this project.
