Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab, Kunwar Muhammad Dilshad here on Saturday paid an emergency visit to inspect arrangements finalized for Monsoon. The Advisor visited Rawalpindi on the instructions of the Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi. He informed that Punjab government had decided to start the Nullah Lai project which could not be kicked off earlier due to negligence of the previous government. WASA Rawalpindi was working on the cleaning of small and big drains, he said adding, the government had provided funds to complete the project within stipulated time frame. The Advisor said that the authorities concerned had been directed to accelerate cleanliness work of all the Nullahs due to the forecast of heavy spill of Monsoon rains by the Meteorological Department. Encroachments on the Nullahs in the city are a serious problem that needs to be addressed, he said and informed that instructions had been given to the district administration to eliminate encroachments from the Nullahs. —APP
