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ACs directed to complete census by 15th

By Our Staff Reporter 2023-05-07
L A H O R E : C o m m i s s i o n e r Muhammad Ali Randhawa on Saturday directed all five assistant commissioners (ACs) of Lahore to ensure presence of teams deputed for carrying out digital census in the field till May 15, including Sundays, to complete the census as per the timeline.

`The teams must count all missing households and population in the ongoing census. Daily meetings should also be held till May 15,` the commissioner said while presiding over a meeting here.

He said the ACs must give daily targets and review the officials` performance.

According to him, the review issued by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics in a meeting mentions that during the last three days, 41,251 people were added in Lahore and 84,024 in the entire division.

According to census dashboard data, from May 3 to May 5, 111,172 increased in Lahore alone. The deadline for the seventh census and the first digital census is May 15.

UNDERPASSES: ThePunjab Central Business District Development Authority (PCBDDA), also known as the Central Business District Punjab (CBD Punjab), has completed two new underpasses in the Kalma Chowk project in a period of five months.

`The people of Lahore also played a critical role in the success of this project. Their cooperation and patience during the construction phase were instrumental in ensuring that the project was completed within the designated timeframe,` said Imran Amin, the chief executive officer of the authority.

LWMC: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has started a special zerowaste operation in rural UCs of Shalimar Town and Wagah Town.

More than 200 workers from each town have been deputed to remove dirt from roads through manual sweeping.

More than 100 vehicles are deputed in Shalimar Town and more than 80 vehicles in Wagah Town are being used for clearance of containers. Around 648 workers are performing their duties in Wagah town and more than 600 have been deputed in Shalimar town.