Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Sunday directed the authorities to complete the construction and rehabilitation of roads and health centers across Punjab by June 30, 2025.
While presiding over a special review meeting regarding the ongoing development projects of roads and health centers across Punjab here on Sunday, he emphasized the importance of timely completion of the project and said that “rehabilitation, construction and repair of roads Millions of citizens will benefit. All over Punjab.
“I will personally inspect and inaugurate the newly constructed Basic Health Units (BHUs) and Rural Health Centers (RHCs) in the province,” the Chief Minister stressed on the importance of Phase-I construction and rehabilitation of health centres.
He directed the Department of Planning and Development to take steps to generate additional resources to support these initiatives.
During the meeting, Provincial Secretary Communications and Construction Sohail Ashraf gave a detailed briefing about the progress of ongoing projects. He revealed that out of the 462 projects approved under the road rehabilitation programme, work has started on 455 and more than 25 percent have been completed. Work on 67 out of 72 schemes under Phase II has started, with more than 24% progress.
For health centers, 75 percent of work on 1,236 primary health units
Punjab is complete, while 54 health centers in various districts have been fully restored. Construction and rehabilitation of 1,164 health centers is in progress, including 1,211 plastering, 1,143 flooring and 1,004 in final stages.
Maryam Nawaz said that the construction of farm-to-market roads will promote economic activities and improve rural connectivity. He also noted that Maryam Nawaz’s new health clinics will provide high-quality health care to residents of remote areas, offering them the quality of private urban clinics for the first time.
The Chief Minister reiterated his commitment to expand the province’s infrastructure and health services, ensuring tangible benefits for citizens in both urban and rural areas.
