Foreigners will flock to New Murree, says Pervaiz Elahi
- CM says New Murree will have monorail
LAHORE: **Foreigners and locals will flock to New Murree once the 4000-acre tourist resort project is complete, **Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi said on Monday.
The new resort will be four times the size of Murree, he said at a meeting which reviewed the master plan for the New Murree project. Elahi was given a detailed briefing on the project by Azmat Ranjha, director general of the New Murree Development Authority.
The chief minister said water would be pumped to New Murree from the Jehlum river. This water supply scheme, costing Rs 2 billion, would be completed in 18 months.
He said both Murree and New Murree would benefit from this scheme. He said promotion of tourism would boost the national economy and that was why the government had come up with the New Murree project.
He said two five star hotels and one six star hotel, a shopping mall, trade centre, theme park, cultural complex, botanical garden, parks, camping ground and hiking tracks would be available at New Murree.
Elahi further said in addition to modern parking facilities, a monorail would be built in New Murree for transport within the town. He said a dual carriageway from Islamabad to Murree would be completed by the end of this year.
He ordered that trees be planted in the area to enhance its scenic beauty. He said the foundation stone for the New Murree project would be laid in June. Chief Secretary Kamran Rasool was also at the meeting. app
