Rawalpindi: The district administration has completed the demarcation process for constructing the Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) and Leh Expressway, a news source reported.

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Deputy Commissioner (DC) Chaudhry Ali Mohammad Randhawa expressed his views on the matter during a press briefing at the National Press Club’s Rawalpindi camp.

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He said that the Punjab government would initiate construction work on both projects on an immediate basis. Previously, the district administration officials had been tasked with demarcating land for this purpose.

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The provincial chief secretary recently constituted a committee for de-silting 11 large drains in the city in a bid to prevent flooding in Leh Nullah. The committee comprises the Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC), Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC), and the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA).

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DC Randhawa informed that the district administration had finalised all arrangements for protecting low-lying residential areas in Rawalpindi from flood waters.

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Moreover, he directed the RWMC officials concerned to relocate their offices to a government building – in a bid to generate rental income for the executive, and not a private landlord.