Asian Development Bank team to survey cities under PICIIP on January 23, 2017LAHORE: The Asian Development Bank team will visit the intermediate cities under Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Programme (PICIIP) to meet the town municipal administrations. This was revealed during a meeting between Asian Development Bank (ADB) delegation and Urban Unit to discuss the project participatory technical assessment studies and draft loan agreement for the PICIIP […]
LDA recovers 20 plots and seals six marriage halls in city operations on January 23, 2017 LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA)’s teams on Monday carried out operations in various areas of the city, sealing illegal constructions and recovering properties from the hands of land grabbers. A major operation in Sabazazar Scheme by the LDA’s Estate Management Directorate-II staff resulted in the retrieval of 20 plots of various sizes in […]
Two-month drive to make city garbage-free starts tomorrow on January 17, 2017LAHORE: A two-month cleanliness drive to make the metropolitan city garbage-free will start tomorrow (Wednesday). The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting on solid waste management issues held at the Town Hall on Monday. Lahore Mayor Mubashar Javaid chaired the meeting. Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) Managing Director (MD) Bilal Mustafa Syed, […]
Bahria University students lead cleanliness campaign on January 8, 2017LAHORE: Aimed at improving the state of cleanliness in the city, students of the Bahria Univesity, Lahore Campus spent their public holiday with the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) team and scavenger families in a vicinity of gypsies on Sunday where more than 20 tonnes of waste was removed after cleanup operations backed by heavy […]
Sightseeing bus service likely to cover two new routes on January 4, 2017LAHORE: Sightseeing bus service is likely to cover two new routes from next week.In this connection, the Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) has forwarded a summary to Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for approval to ply double-decker bus service on two new routes – from Terminal-I Football Stadium to Wagah Border via Jallo Botanical […]
Azadi Museum inaugurated at Wagah on January 3, 2017LAHORE: To acknowledge the services of martyrs and soldier, Punjab Ranger Director General (DG) Major General Umar Farooq Burki Monday inaugurated ‘Azadi Museum, Nawa-e-Rehbran’ at Wagah. The museum will be opened for the general public from March 23. Speaking n the occasion, Sutlej Rangers Sector Commander Brigadier Asim and Deputy Director General Brigadier Shahid Mehmood […]
LDA raked in Rs 2.7bn through commercialisation process on January 2, 2017LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) generated Rs 2.70 billion revenue through commercialisation process, including Rs 2.35 billion under the head of permanent commercialisation and Rs 350 million against annual/temporary commercialisation during 2016. However, as many as 1,200 properties were sealed for not paying the commercialisation fee. While Rs 3.21 billion were spent on improvement […]
LDA seals 10 buildings for violating bylaws on December 31, 2016 LAHORE: The Town Planning Wing and Recovery Directorate of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Saturday demolished a marriage hall and sealed 10 residential properties for violating building bylaws. A marriage hall, located along Manawan Canal Road, was demolished by the LDA Town Planning Wing. According to details, building plan for construction of the marriage […]
Lahore to get seven Christmas bazaars on December 19, 2016 LAHORE: Seven special Christmas bazaars will be set up in the provincial metropolis to facilitate Christian community to celebrate Christmas. Over 6,000 Christian employees of the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) will also get advanced salaries along with annual incentive in next couple of days. The LWMC has also prepared a plan to maintain […]
Every monkey has a day! on December 14, 2016LAHORE: Experts at a ceremony to celebrate International Monkey Day emphasised the role monkeys played in maintaining the ecosystem. They were speaking at a ceremony at Lahore Zoo on Wednesday to observe the day. The ceremony aimed at creating awareness about protecting monkeys and providing them with a better natural environment. The zoo had organised […]