People are shopping in a crowded market of Rawalpindi where traders refused to follow lockdown orders issued by the Punjab government.. PHOTO: ONLINETo get the long-planned, 65 kilometre-long Rawalpindi Ring Road project off the ground, the government has released Rs 6.5 billion to acquire land for the project. This was disclosed by the Punjab Project Management Unit (PMU) Deputy Director M Abdullah on Sunday. He said that the proposed project includes the construction of industrial zones as well as a health city, dry port, bus and truck terminals and theme parks. The stakeholders, he said, should be taken on board while finalizing the allocation for and demarcation of industrial zones, he added. The RCCI president further emphasized that this was an important project for the development of Rawalpindi and should be completed on priority.

Source: The Express Tribune October 12, 2020 06:33 UTC