LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif visited the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Transplant Institute and reviewed the construction work of the project. He went to various parts of the under-construction institution and reviewed the progress of the project. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister directed the authorities to speed up work on the first phase of the project and said this will be exemplary project of the service of the distressed humanity and the construction of this project will be completed within deadline. He said we have ensured speed and quality in all projects with transparency and this project should also be completed adhering to these principles. He said the project will provide modern treatment to patients of liver and kidney in the whole region and the Punjab government is spending an amount of Rs19 billion on this project.
Meanwhile, Shehbaz Sharif presided over a meeting at the site office of the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Transplant Institute in which a briefing was given to the chief minister on the project. The chief executive officer Infrastructure Development Authority gave the briefing. Addressing the meeting, Shehbaz Sharif said the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Transplant is the landmark project therefore round-the-clock work should be done on the project and all-out efforts should be made to complete this project as per deadline. He said this is the unique project of Pakistan as this is project of the whole Pakistan. He directed that excellent tree plantation and landscaping should be carried out for the first phase of the project. He said in the first phase no parking area should be made in front of the institution and the front area should be spared for emergency only. He said other matters besides construction affairs should be completed soon. He said the chief secretary, secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education, and other senior officials should visit the site twice in a week and review progress on the project. He said he will visit the project once in a week. The chief secretary, chairman Planning and Development, secretary Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education, Commissioner Lahore Division and other senior officials were also present on the occasion.
