Under ADP, Work on 212 schemes of worth Rs. 2.77 billion underway in Sargodha.

SARGODHA -- Under the annual development programme, work on 212 different schemes of various departments estimated at Rs. 2.77 billion was underway across the district.

51 Out of the total 60 schemes of Community Development Program Phase I estimated at Rs. 51.7 million have been completed, while funds for 73 schemes of phase-2 approved for an estimated Rs 50 million have been withheld due to the coronavirus.

Under the Prime Minister's Development Program, 35 out of 83 schemes of Phase-I have been completed while funds were also being released for 111 schemes of Phase-II. These schemes include development schemes of FESCO, Sui Gas, Highways and Public Health Engineering Departments.

This was disclosed in a meeting of the District Coordination Committee chaired by Member National Assembly Chaudhry Amir Sultan Cheema.The meeting was attended by MPAs Chaudhry Faisal Farooq Cheema, Chaudhry Muneeb Sultan Cheema, Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain Gondal, Sardar Ghulam Ali Asghar Lahri, Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Nayyar Sheikh, DPO Faisal Gulzar and officials of construction departments, health and education.

Meeting was informed that all the six schemes of Phase-I of 'Naya Pakistan Manzalay Asan' program have been completed in the district while Rs. 64.1 million has been proposed for 9 schemes of Phase-II. Similarly work on 265 schemes worth Rs. 89 million was underway under the Punjab Municipal Services Program.

Briefing about the law and order situation in the district, DPO Sargodha Faisal Gulzar said that 272 FIRs have been registered for violating pillion riding in lockdown. The 21 points formulated by the government during Ramazan were being strictly implemented. A security plan has been drawn up for the 21st of Ramazan. He said that the...