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PREPARATION OF MASTER PLAN FOR MUZAFFARGARH
It may not be out of place to mention here that the District Administration
Muzaffargarh also identified and pointed out a big anomaly in the Punjab
Intermediate Cities Improvement Investment Program whereby the civil
works were being initiated prior to making master plans for the target cities.
In our opinion, it was tantamount to putting the cart before the horse, and
could lead to many practical problems later on. The District Administration
therefore insisted that master plans should be made prior to making any
interventions. Our efforts bore fruit and in a meeting, held in Lahore, our
team was able to convince the local as well as foreign staff working on the
program on the need of preparing a master plan of Muzaffargarh as well as
other target cities well before undertaking other interventions.

LAUNCHING AWAMI DASTAR KHAWAAN

The District Administration, in collaboration with the management of
Mahmood Group/Mahmood Textile Mills Ltd., launched public dining,
Awami Dastar Khawaan, with effect from October 1, 2019. The initiative was
based on the desire that no one from the poor and the destitute of
Muzaffargarh should sleep with empty stomach at night. Though it started
with dining arrangements for 150-200 persons initially in the lawn of the
former District Council office, after the Maghreb every day, the initiative was
to be expanded in future depending upon the number of the guests. It was
further ensured that only good quality and hygienically cooked food was
served and that too in an honourable manner.

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