Development schemes inaugurated
APP
January 13, 2021
RAHIM YAR KHAN:
Punjab Minister for Finance Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht on Tuesday inaugurated various development schemes in Mianwali Qureshian, Zahir Pir and Khanpur tehsil and reviewed the pace of work on ongoing schemes.
Laying the foundation stone for the upgradation of Rural Health Centre in Mianwali Qureshian, the minister said the RHC would be provided facilities similar to Tehsil Headquarters hospital and the project would be completed within a year at a cost of Rs300 million.
Later, the minister visited Town Committee Zahir Pir and inaugurated newly built Rescue 1122 station, sewerage and rehabilitation of roads. He also reviewed machinery provided to the Municipal Committee.
Over Rs20m power saving project installed at LGH
Lahore
January 13, 2021
LAHORE:Punjab Minister for Energy Dr Akhtar Malik inaugurated completed Naya Punjab Retrofitting Project in Lahore General Hospital (LGH) here Tuesday.
“The project cost is Rs20.622 million and it will save annual electricity of worth Rs17.04 million. Around 5,061 lights and 1,305 fans have been retrofitted with energy efficient appliances,” the minister said while inaugurating the Electricity Saving Programme at the hospital.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Akhtar Malik said that there were over 95,000 public connections and the Punjab government was paying a whopping Rs37 billion as electricity bill. He said his target was to convert all public sector connections to solar to lower the financial burden on public exchequer. Dr Akhtar said that in the first phase Retrofitting of Islamia University Bahawalpur, Nishtar Hospital, Multan, Government College University Lahore and General Hospital was completed