Sindh CM approves Rs2.9 billion grant for industrial infrastructure

Says he will release more funds if quality work is done before end of current financial year

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved a grant of Rs2.9 billion for the development and rehabilitation of infrastructure of the industrial areas of Karachi and adjoining areas.

“I would be releasing more funds if quality work is done before the end of current financial year.”

He accorded this approval while holding an exclusive meeting with a 10-member delegation of Karachi Industrial Forum (KIF) led by Zain Bashir at the CM House.

The chief minister in his opening remarks said that he had held a meeting with them (KIF) in which it was decided that he would provide them maximum funds if they come up with a detailed development plan, which he had not received.

Minister for Industries Manzoor Wassan said that he had held a number of meetings with the concerned industrialists but the plan kept bouncing from one meeting to another.

The participants raised the issues one by one, among which the most important issues were of reconstruction of infrastructure, cleaning of storm water drains and sewerage system, upgrade and modernisation of fire station in the jurisdiction of industrial areas.

According to KIF representatives’ these issues were rampant in the industrial areas of North Karachi, FB Area, Korangi, SITE Super Highway and SITE Karachi and SITE Manghopir.

The chief minister approved a grant of Rs2.9 billion and directed industries minister to hold Infrastructure Development Board meeting to identify schemes, approve them and start work on them.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 25^th, 2017.

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