To safeguard riverside communities from future flooding, the Punjab government has finalized a comprehensive protection plan. In collaboration with the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA), the project includes the construction of a 46-kilometer-long embankment around Ravi City, which has now been added to the government’s priority projects.
A day earlier, Punjab Housing Secretary Noor-ul-Amin Mengal and the CEO of the Central Business District (CBD) visited the proposed sites to review various aspects of the project. The scheme, supervised by the Housing Department, will be executed by RUDA with an initial allocation of Rs100 billion.
Sources revealed that RUDA requires at least Rs50 billion for immediate implementation, while the Punjab government has committed Rs150 billion as a repayable loan for the project’s completion. Under the plan, the embankment will be completed within one year, along with the construction of two barrages to regulate water flow.
Housing Secretary Mengal has already forwarded a formal summary to the Chief Minister for approval. Both RUDA and the provincial government have expressed their principal consent to move forward with the project.
To safeguard the private housing colonies at the expense of tax payers.