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Lahore Development Program’s First Phase Completed as Inaugurations Begin Jan. 20

The rollout is part of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s Suthra Punjab drive to accelerate basic city services.

Overview

  • District officials say Phase One delivered repairs to more than 5,500 alleys, laid 316 kilometers of sewer lines, and made 10 disposal stations operational.
  • Roughly 20,000 street lights were reactivated over the past two months to reduce dark spots across the city.
  • Phase Two covers 8,000 additional alleys, with about 1,500 already finished and a completion target set for June 30, 2026.
  • The Lahore Waste Management Company ran a zero-waste operation in Gulberg, deploying 1,068 workers and 134 vehicles, clearing 15 hotspots, and completing mechanical washing on Ferozepur Road.
  • LWMC also assigned 170 loader-rickshaws for door-to-door garbage pickup, while a major housing cooperative approved a 19-point plan including online payments, road works, sewage upgrades, solarization of disposal pumps, and new transformers.