New developments: PHA Complex to be constructed soon

The city district government is trying to beautify the city, DCO Noorul Amin Mengal says

FAISALABAD: The city district government has planned to construct a new Parks and Horticulture Authority Complex near the commissioner’s office at an estimated cost of Rs33.8 million.

The land for the complex – approximately one acre – has been acquired next to the commissioner’s office. Former MNA and ex-mayor Chaudhry Sher Ali and DCO Noorul Amin Mengal laid the foundation stone for the project on Tuesday.

Former MPA Khawaja Muhammad Islam, Coordination Director Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, Engineering Director Shahbaz Farooq, Administration Director Liaqat Ali, Deputy Director Yousaf Mufti and Coordination Deputy Director Zakir Hussain, among other PHA officers attended the event. Waheed Khaliq Ramay and some representatives of the civil society also attended the event.

DCO Noorul Amin Mengal told journalists at the event that the city-district government accorded great importance to consolidation of local institutions. He said they were focusing their attention on carrying out development projects in Faisalabad and to beautify the city. “We want the people of Faisalabad to like the way their city looks.”

He said that the PHA Complex would be completed in six months.

He said they were trying to complete the construction in the least possible time.

“We will ensure transparency at every level,” he said.

He expressed hope that the completion of the PHA Complex would be the first step in a series of projects to beautify and develop public spaces in Faisalabad. He said that the city district government would extend all possible cooperation to the PHA in converting Faisalabad to a lush-green city.

Chaudhry Sher Ali also spoke on the occasion and expressed satisfaction over PHA’s activities in Faisalabad. He said that the construction of the PHA Complex would add aesthetic value to the city’s skyline.

He appreciated DCO Noorul Amin Mengal’s efforts in arranging funds and arranging a suitable central place in the heart of the city to construct the PHA Complex.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 6^th, 2016.