Pakistan, June 27 -- For the first time, the historic project of construction, expansion and repair of 18,700 kilometers of 1471 roads in Punjab has been launched. The construction of 12,000 kilometers of 1214 roads has been completed, while the construction of 18,700 kilometers of roads will be completed by December. Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif presided over a special meeting regarding the ongoing project of C&W Department in which its performance was reviewed.

It was informed in the meeting that a historic record of timely utilization of 97 percent of funds for construction and repair of roads in Punjab has been set. Roads worth Rs 600 billion have been constructed and repaired in only Rs 70 billion through adopting effec...