Work on civic projects accelerated
Reduced traffic for over a week helps pursuit of development work on roads
LAHORE:
The civic agencies of the provincial capital strived to take advantage of the lockdown imposed during the past week to complete their pending development work in the city amid the low traffic flow and business shutdown without causing inconvenience to the citizens.
The Lahore Development Authority (LDA), Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA), Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) and Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) geared up to complete their projects as soon as the lockdown was imposed to check the spread of coronavirus during the Eidul Fitr holidays. According to sources, the aim of the authorities was to fill the gaps in the beautification and cleanliness operations in the city by the routine activities resume after the Eid.
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