LAHORE - District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal said all outstanding facilities would be provided to the citizens in sacrificial animals’ sales markets being set up in different parts of the City by district administration and official concerned had been given instruction of necessary arrangements in this regard.
He expressed these views while chairing a meeting for identifying the markets location held at town hall on Thursday afternoon. MPA Zaeem Hussain Qadri, MPA Haji Allah Rakkha, MPA Haji Naveed Anjum, MPA Haji Iqbal, Eyaz Sadiq, MD LWMC Dr. Waseem Ajmal, ADCG Musarat Jabeen, All Assistant Commissioners, TMOs, TORs, Officials of PHA and others were present on the occasion.
The DCO said that he had been utilizing all his efforts to provide maximum facilities to the citizens. In meeting, five points were selected unanimously by DCO and Public Representatives for sacrificial animal sales points at Shah Pur Kanjran, LDA Avenue, LSC Burki, Suggain Bridge, Rajba Road while two sites in localities of China Scheme and Quaid-e-Azam Interchange are likely to be selected for the purpose after visit of the DCO with Public representatives. The DCO also directed administrators of all the towns to start their work in this regard. He also directed CTO to make necessary arrangements for the deployment of traffic wardens to solve the traffic problems and to run then smooth flow of vehicles at roads located near these sales points. He said that except these points, sale of sacrificial animals would not be allowed in the city area.
The DCO ordered to improve cleanliness arrangements surrounding of Iranian Consulate (Khana Farhang). He also directed to improve security arrangements of GOR1. He issued these directions while a meeting with Director General Iranian Consulate Mr. Abbas Famoori at Camp Office. The DCO assured DG Iranian Consulate to solve their issues on priority basis. He also presented souvenir of Lahore Fort to Mr. Abbas Famoori.
Also, the DCO chaired a meeting of District Petrol Pumps’ committee on Thursday here at Town hall. DO(C), DO (Environment) (Special Planning), (Civil Defense) and officers of LDA, TEPA and traffic Police also presented there.  4 cases of issuance of NOC were discussed in meeting. DCO Lahore ordered to issue license to a petrol pump situated at Shokat Ali Road, Johar Twn. The DCO directed PSO administration of Defence to get NOC from Environment Protection Department while NOC would be issued to Attock Petrol Pump of College Road after the visit of District Officer (Special Planning). The DCO also directed District Officer (Labour) to inspect all petrol pumps of the city and take strict action against those petrol pumps that will create artificial shortage of petrol in the city.
During a jointly carried out operation on Thursday, staff of the Town Planning Wing and Commercialization Directorate of Lahore Development Authority sealed a hotel as well as a boutique, which had been functioning for the past many years on plot No 104-B-I, situated along M.M. Aalam Road, Gulberg.
The category of this residential plot had neither been changed nor had the commercialization fee been paid for conversion of its status. Commercial building plan had also not been got approved for the constructions structures on it.