{"id":3011,"date":"2021-01-29T08:38:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T08:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2021-01-29T08:38:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T08:38:26","slug":"punjab-to-build-eight-underground-rainwater-reservoirs-in-lahore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/29\/punjab-to-build-eight-underground-rainwater-reservoirs-in-lahore\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab to build eight underground rainwater reservoirs in Lahore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To drain water from roads during rainy days, the Punjab government has decided to construct eight underground rainwater reservoirs at eight different places in the provincial capital.<\/p>\n<p>It also approved an Agriculture Marketing Complex at Lakho Dair under the Agricultural Markets Establishment Programme, which will be constructed in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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