Prime Minister Imran Khan has officially approved the launch of work on the Leh Expressway and Flood Channel Project worth Rs65 billion under public-private partnership basis.
The PM green lighted the project during a meeting chaired by the PM and attended by Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and senior officials. Punjab Chief Minister’s Special Assistant Dr Salman Shah and Punjab Chief Secretary Jawad Rafiq attended the meeting via video link from Lahore.
The prime minister was informed that Leh Expressway was an important project because it will help put an end to traffic congestion in the Rawalpindi city.
The flood channel which will be built as part of the project will solve the chronic issue of flooding in the city during monsoon. The project is envisaged to be completed in two years, and the expressway will be constructed on both sides of Leh Nullah.
It is pertinent to mention here that 1,604 houses fall in the right of way of Leh Expressway and 1,279 kanals is to be acquired – 1,035.9 kanals of private land, 132.4 kanals owned by Military Engineering and Works, 54.7 kanals owned by Chaklala Cantonment Board and 56 kanals owned by Rawalpindi Cantonment Board.
The PM green lighted the project during a meeting chaired by the PM and attended by Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and senior officials. Punjab Chief Minister’s Special Assistant Dr Salman Shah and Punjab Chief Secretary Jawad Rafiq attended the meeting via video link from Lahore.
The prime minister was informed that Leh Expressway was an important project because it will help put an end to traffic congestion in the Rawalpindi city.
The flood channel which will be built as part of the project will solve the chronic issue of flooding in the city during monsoon. The project is envisaged to be completed in two years, and the expressway will be constructed on both sides of Leh Nullah.
It is pertinent to mention here that 1,604 houses fall in the right of way of Leh Expressway and 1,279 kanals is to be acquired – 1,035.9 kanals of private land, 132.4 kanals owned by Military Engineering and Works, 54.7 kanals owned by Chaklala Cantonment Board and 56 kanals owned by Rawalpindi Cantonment Board.
