LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Tuesday chaired a meeting at his office to review the feasibility of the tram project from Thokar Niaz Baig to Jallo along the Lahore Canal. LDA Vice Chairman Naeemul Haq, Principal Secretary to CM and DG LDA attended the meeting. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister disclosed that launching the Pakistan’s first electric tram in Lahore was being deliberated upon by the government. He directed that the feasibility should be given final shape without any delay for proceeding further and asked the officers concerned to accelerate the pace of work on ongoing schemes in Lahore as the development projects would provide substantial relief to the Lahoreiites. “The development in Lahore is important and the PTI-led government is committed to further improving the standard of facilities,” he said, adding that the spate of development work would improve the quality of life. The meeting was told that a 1000-bed General Hospital would be built on Ferozepur Road near IT Tower over 124-Kanal area. “The past government launched 67 billion schemes in its third year in power in Lahore sans Orange Line Metro Train project,” the chief minister said. He pointed out that the current government had launched 86 billion worth projects in its third year. “Regrettably, the projects were started without proper planning and the people are facing the consequences as the exhibitory projects have tremendously burdened the provincial kitty. However, the PTI government has designed projects to improve the city’s infrastructure with prudent planning,” he maintained.