LAHORE: Governor Rafique Rajwana and Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif held a meeting here on Tuesday to discuss matters of mutual interest, law and order and development projects in Punjab.

The chief minister said he accorded special importance to development projects in South Punjab and billions of rupees were spent on the development and progress of the region. He said all projects were being completed in record time and with top quality and total transparency. `The Sahiwal coal power project is about to be completed and projects of such a large capacity cannot be completed in short time even in China.

He said with the completion of this project 1,320MW electricity would be added to the national grid and the project would play a vital role in the elimination of loadshedding from the country.

The governor said the government under the leadership of the chief minister had taken effective measures to protect life and property of people and speedy completion of projects would benefit the masses.

Federal Railways Minister Khwaja Saad Rafique also called on the chief minister. Staff Reporter