BAHAWALPUR: The District Development Committee at its meeting held here on Tuesday approved 53 uplift projects costing over Rs600 million.

According to a handout, the meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Zahid Pervaiz Warraich pertained to the departments of highways, buildings, Public HealthEngineering (PHED) and Mepco. The DC directed to ensure the quality and standard of the works to be completed within the specified period.

MEPCO: The Mepco claims to have detected the alleged pilferage of about 72,000 units in one day in south Punjab on Tuesday.

According to Mepco PRO Jamshed Niazi, the power thieves were fined a sum of Rs140,000 while three FIRs were registered against power thieves.