Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar paid a surprise visit to thalassemia & bone marrow transplant centre project at Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur after his return from Balochistan. He inquired after the child patients and asked the attendants about medical facilities. A patient namely Amina expressed the desire to study. The chief minister directed that steps should be taken for her education in some good educational institution at the expense of the Punjab government. He inspected various sections and directed to expedite the pace of work. Rs90 crore will be provided at the earliest to operationalize this project by next financial year, he added. This project would be a great boon as bone marrow transplant facility is unavailable in southern Punjab. The chief minister was told that around Rs23 crore has been spent on this project. Talking to the media, the chief minister said that he visited this project to know about the ground realities and added that this government will soon complete this important initiative to provide quality healthcare facilities. Replying to a question about naming the civil hospital Bahawalpur after Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi, he said that proposal would be examined. He also announced journalists’ colony for the media persons of Bahawalpur and assured to take steps soon in this regard along with the provision of sehat insaf cards to the journalists. He also visited flour sale point at Chowk Fawara. He said that there is no flour crisis in Punjab and 20 kg flour bag is being provided at Rs805. Flour sale points have been increased and I am visiting different areas to know about field situation, he added. Due to the efforts of the administration and food department, the situation is normal and no one would be allowed to increase the flour price. He expressed displeasure over the poor cleanliness condition of Trust Park and directed the commissioner to improve the situation.Â
