Islamabad: (February 11, 2021) Chairman National Highway Authority Capt ® Sikander Qayyum today visited Mianwali-Muzaffargar-Balkasar Project. Member Central Zone Mr. Mansoor Ahmed Sirohey, General Manager (Maintenance) Punjab-South Region Basharat Hussain Malik and General Manager M-2 Motorway Zafar Iqbal Gondal also accompanied him during the visit. Respective GMs briefed the Chairman National Highway Authority Capt ® Sikander Qayyum about existing road condition and planning of NHA Maintenance regions for maintenance of this road network. Chairman National Highway Authority Capt ® Sikander Qayyum was briefed that this road network is recently federalized in June 2020. After taking over NHA has conducted extensive survey of existing road condition and planned special maintenance and Routine maintenance schemes. Now after tendering these schemes are in execution stage.
Chairman National Highway Authority Capt ® Sikander Qayyum directed the NHA maintenance staff to execute the works with following the NHA specifications and standard quality road materials. He also directed the staff to pinpoint the poor sections of road and attend these road segments on top priority basis so that road users and general public should not face the inconvenience. General Manager (Maintenance) Punjab-South Region Basharat Hussain Malik assured the Chairman that these poor road sections would be attended on top most priority to make the road traffic worthy. Chairman National Highway Authority Capt ® Sikander Qayyum also stressed upon maintenance staff to attend the potholes and make this road pothole free on Priority.