Sports development projects in Lahore and Faisalabad divisions be completed on time: Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti - Press Note issued by Sports Board Punjab.

Lahore -- July 09, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press note issued by Sports Board Punjab

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Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti has issued directions to officers for the timely completion of sports development projects in Lahore and Faisalabad divisions and in this regard no negligence will be tolerated; he expressed these views while presiding an important meeting at National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, Project Director PMU/Director Admin Javed Chohan, Director Sports Hafeez Bhatti, Deputy Director Planning Rauf Bajwa and Project Management Unit (PMU) team attended the meeting which was convened to review the sports development projects in Lahore and Faisalabad divisions.

Director General Sports Punjab Adnan Arshad Aulakh, Project Director PMU/Director Admin Javed Chohan, Divisional Sports Officer Lahore Nadeem Qaiser and Divisional Sports Officer Faisalabad Tariq Nazir briefed the meeting about the sports development projects.

Addressing the meeting, Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti directed the concerned officers to take extra care while preparing PC-I of the sports development projects. He stressed the need of timely completion of sports projects to provide modern sports facilities to youth of the province as per the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.

Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti said providing modern sports facilities to youth is top priority of Punjab govt and that's why the concerned officers have been directed to complete the sports development projects in Lahore and Faisalabad divisions as early as possible.

Highlighting the importance of PC-I, Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti said: "PC-I has great significance for any new project. Our officers must show great patience for the preparation of PC-I and take a timely review of the project from every angle to avoid several issues that may emerge in the later stages".

Punjab Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Tourism Rai Taimoor Khan Bhatti also directed the concerned officers to examine the 19 kanal land in Iqbal Park for the construction of akhara so that...