PESHAWAR: Provincial Minister for Local Government (LG), Arshad Ayub Khan on Tuesday directed Town Municipal Administrations (TMAs) to reduce their fuel expenses and said that timely measures are needed to avoid financial crunch. He said this during his visit to Local Council Board Hayatabad. During visit, he inspected various sections of the board and apprised himself about various operational matters. Chairing a meeting of Mardan and Peshawar Division Town Municipal Officers, he directed he directed to reduce fuel expenses and said that the expense of smaller municipal administrations is one million rupees. APP
He directed to reduce the patrol bill and said that we cannot avoid financial crunch if corrective measure were not taken. He stressed upon town administrations to become self-reliant and find ways to generate new opportunities of revenue generation.
He also told that tracking system would be installed in all vehicles to control misuse and control fuel expenses.
