LAHORE: In connection with its special cleanliness drive "Saaf Punjab Mohem", Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) accelerated mechanical sweeping operations and washed major roads and markets of the city on Monday. Rafia Haider, CEO of LWMC, has extended to noon the timeframe for mechanical cleaning and washing. Previously, the night operation shift had only worked at night, but on the direction of...
Rawalpindi : As part of its rainwater harvesting project, the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) is aiming to use millions of gallons of rainwater. Having received assistance from the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency, RDA began a project to harvest rainwater. According to him, the citizens of Rawalpindi were unaware of rainwater harvesting and its benefits for septic tanks, irrigation,...
LAHORE: In the provincial capital, the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) is developing a comprehensive plan to end the water shortage. On Thursday, Wasa M Tanveer, Managing Director, discussed these concerns with Chaudhry Shahbaz, Member Provincial Assembly. The meeting was attended by all Directors and XENs of Wasa. In a meeting with MPA Ch Shahbaz, Deputy MD Ghufran Ahmed briefed him on the...
Islamabad: Against encroachments in the National Park Hills area, the enforcement wing of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) conducted operations on Wednesday. At Saidpur Village in the foothills of Margalla, the enforcement staff and the Islamabad Police demolished a room and a 'chappar' hotel with police support. Two illegally constructed houses were razed in the Darah area of the...
LAHORE: A raid by Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Sheikhupura Road on Tuesday unearthed a factory producing fake carbonated drinks of different popular brands. 90 litres of carbonated drinks were discarded in the raid. The owner of the fake beverages factory has been charged with a criminal offence. In addition to 80,000 reels of fake labels, 12,000 lids, 12,000-liter empty bottles, and 50 kilograms of...
Rawalpindi: On Monday, the district administration directed WASA to de-silt and dredge Nullah Leh as part of its annual dredging program. In his view, the annual dredging and de-silting works of Nullah Leh have begun from the Gawalmandi Bridge, according to WASA Managing Director (MD) Raja Shoukat Mehmood. When inspecting the Nullah Leh cleaning work at Gawalmandi, the MD mentioned that the Punjab...
If you’re looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life, explore the verdant valleys, and get some peace and quiet on an epic scale, then the Hunza Valley in northern Pakistan is the place for you. Whether you’re looking to visit as part of an organized tour group or simply rent a car in Pakistan to go on your own, this travel guide will help you plan your trip and have everything you need to...
While the Lahore district management managed to reduce the prices in the official rates list after the change of government in order to demonstrate that they were controlling inflation, they completely failed to implement the reduced prices in Lahore. Except for the poultry meat prices, which increased with the start of the wedding season, nearly all vegetables and fruit prices dropped sharply...
To meet the deadline of completing the work within four months, Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Frontier Works Organization (FWO) revived the Rawal Dam Flyover Chowk project. The CDA revived the project in response to the prime minister's instructions, and we expect to meet the deadline of September. He pointed out that the base course for the slip road towards the Serena Hotel had been...