Pakistan
PM Imran says govt to approach SC on Ravi Urban project after LHC annuls it
According to PM, there is a misconception about the Ravi Urban project that it is a housing society
Sheikhupura: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the government would invoke the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court after the High Court nullified the Ravi Urban Development Project.
Speaking to media during his visit to Rakh Jhok forest, the prime minister said this time, the case would be presented in a better manner to apprise the Honourable Court about the significance of the project in view of urban development and civic facilities.
The prime minister said there was a misconception about the Ravi Urban project that it was a housing society.
Instead, he said, the grand project aimed at correcting the faults in the wake of unplanned construction of the city.
He highlighted the salient features of the project including plantation of twenty million trees as part of forestation, construction of barrages to up water table and filtration of sewerage.
He said $20 billion dollar project would provide employment and encourage foreign investment, adding that that already Rs 1.5 billion had been received in this regard.
Imran Khan said wealth creation would help run 40 affiliated industries.
“We need to set up new cities in view of the growing population, otherwise we will not be able to provide civic facilities to people,” he said.
He mentioned that Lahore in near future could face similar civic problems like Karachi as result of unplanned urban development.
He regretted that the Sindh government did not allow construction at Bundal Island which was also a mega project in line with planned development of cities.
SOURCE: APP
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