As per the sources, Rawalpindi Ring Road and Nullah Lai projects were reviewed by the CM during a meeting held on Monday. 

Mr. Elahi stated that while constructing the Rawalpindi Ring Road, saving and transparency of government funds must be considered and the comfort of people should not be ignored at all. 

He ordered that the construction of the Rawalpindi Ring Road and Nullah Lai projects should be started by properly following the rules and regulations. 

Moreover, the CM said that the construction of more roads was the need of the hour so as to overcome the traffic-related problems of the people of Rawalpindi. He noted a recommendation regarding the construction of houses for those whose homes will be affected after the revision of the project. 

The CM told the meeting members that the incumbent government was taking constructive steps to provide clean drinking water projects to citizens of Rawalpindi and Murree, continuing that Nullah Lai Expressway would be built at Rs46 billion instead of Rs110 billion. 

Meanwhile, Parvez Elahi also attended the 979th annual ghusal of the shrine of Al-Shaikh Al-Syed Ali Bin Usman Al-Hajveri known as Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh (RA) that was held in Lahore on Monday. 

The CM performed the ghusal of the Mazar with rose water besides laying a wreath on the grave of a great Sufi saint. 

The ceremony began with the recitation of the Holy Quran and famous Naat Khawans paid glowing tributes to the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) by reciting beautiful Naats. 

Special prayers for stability, peace, and prosperity of the country were also offered. 

 “All saints have given the message of love, peace, and brotherhood,” CM said. 

Provincial Minister Mian Aslam Iqbal, Sardar Talib Nakai, Syed Samsam Ali Bukhari, Hafiz Ammar Yasir, Rasikh Elahi, Adviser to CM Umer Sarfraz Cheema, Additional Chief Secretary Captain (R) Asadullah Khan, IGP Faisal Shahkar, and others also participated in the ghusal ceremony. 

A huge number of devotees also attended the occasion. 

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According to a senior official of the Planning and Development department, the annual development program comprises funds for three current projects in Rawalpindi. An amount of Rs.50 million has been assigned for the ring road, Rs.50 million for the Rawal Expressway project, and Rs.50 million has been set aside for the Kutchery Chowk remodeling project.

The contract was given to the FWO and the government had issued Rs.4 billion for the project though it was reimbursed because of a missing work order required for the project.

During that time, it was unveiled that the government was looking forward to an additional road being constructed which would just benefit some of the private housing societies. Consequently, this had increased the total budget of the project by Rs.25 billion.

In spite of releasing Rs.50 million for the project this year, it is obvious the government is still not clear whether to start work on the project or not. For the past four years, the government has allotted funds for the project however the construction work is yet to start.

Earlier this year, the Punjab government planned to build the Rawalpindi Ring Road under the 2017 alignment, under which, the road would be built from N-5 GT Road Rawat Banth Mor to Thalian Interchange (Motorway-2). The National Highway Authority, however, had raised the objections that over 33,000 heavy transport vehicles would enter M2 from Rawalpindi Ring Road on daily basis, which will not only cause damage to its infrastructure but also result in a traffic jam at the Islamabad motorway toll plaza.

The project management unit said that rather link the ring road with the motorway, the construction of a link road is under deliberation. The officer added that former Rawalpindi commissioner Gulzar Hussain Shah had ordered the project planners to remove the NHA objections within two weeks, but, no progress was made in this regard.

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