Pindi Ring Road Project To Be Finished By Sept 2024: Commissioner

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Rawalpindi: The construction work on the Rawalpindi Ring Road project is in full swing and all-out efforts will be made to complete the project by September 2024, said Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chatta on Thursday.

The Commissioner and Station Commander Rawalpindi Brig Salman Nazar jointly chaired the first meeting of the Steering Committee for Urban Development Projects. They directed the authorities to accelerate the pace of work on the Ring Road project.

Brig. Salman said that no compromise should be made on the quality of the construction work.

Ali Chatta further said that the steering committee meeting to review progress on mega projects in Rawalpindi would be held twice a week. The problems, if any, would be brought before the forum and efforts would be made to resolve them immediately, he added.

Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has started the process of hiring the consultant for the feasibility report of phase II of the project, from Thalian to Sangjani, disclosed Commissioner.

The RDA and Water and sanitation agency (WASA) authorities have also proposed to start work on the sewerage portion of the Nulla Lai Project. The meeting was informed that the 17-kilometre-long Nullah Lai has a maximum discharge of 72,000 cubic metres of water.

A phase-wise proposal had been prepared and submitted by the consultant urban unit for the Kutchery Chowk remodelling project, added Commissioner Ali.