‘Faisalabad transforming into a dynamic, vibrant metropolis’

Federal and provincial governments concentrate on infrastructure development of city

FAISALABAD: Deputy Commissioner Salman Ghani has said Faisalabad has been transformed into a dynamic, vibrant and esthetically developed metropolis and the exemplary cooperation of local business and industrialist community in fine tuning the development projects is highly appreciable.

He was addressing the Annual Dinner of the All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA) which was also attended by the government officials, businessmen and local elite. The deputy commissioner said there was always a room for improvement but it was a fact that federal as well as provincial governments have fully concentrated on the infrastructure development of this city with strong institutional, financial and administrative support to facilitate the masses.



He said Faisalabad has the best and the state-of-the-art Institute of Cardiology, Asia's biggest children hospital and a burn unit. He said a breast cancer clinic was also being established with an estimated cost of Rs60 million. He said the capacity of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of DHQ was being enhanced to double. All tehsils of this district have the facility of dialysis. He said that just five to seven years ago Jhal Khannuana Chowk was a jammed crossing but after the construction of overhead bridges and underpasses, the traffic was now moving smoothly and without any interruption.

“Sheikhupura Road has also been completed. We are also going to start Khurarianwala, Jaranwala roads for which the two projects of two proposed underpasses have been delayed," he said. He also pointed out that 100 kilometres stretch of Karachi-Lahore motorway would pass through three tehsils of Faisalabad including Jaranwala, Khurarianwala and Tandlianwala. “This project is in its final stage and is expected to be commissioned by March 2018,” he said.

Regarding establishment of new industrial units, he said M-3 Industrial Estate has one of the best and state-of-the-art facilities. It has also been declared Special Economic Zone under CPEC, he said, adding that Faisalabad has its own international Airport with 116 domestic and international flights per week.

“All these indicators are positive and clearly indicate Faisalabad is growing at much faster pace which is very encouraging for the overall economy of Pakistan,” he remarked.

Continuing, Deputy Commissioner said that service road from Abdullahpur to Gatwala is under construction. The water problems have also been resolved during the first phase of water supply scheme as 155 million gallon water is being supplied to 750,000 consumers. Phase two of the project was expected to start in January 2018.

“No doubt Jaranwala-Khurarianwala road is very important as most of the export-oriented textile units are located on it. Its estimated cost is around Rs180 million. Most of the work on the project has already been completed while asphalt work is yet to be completed," he said.



Speaking on the occasion, MNA Mian Abdul Mannan said the government was trying its best to resolve the problem of the business community. He said a the committee was constituted which has already started work to finalize the proposals to settle down the problems of textile sector.

He claimed the export was gradually picking up and during last three months, it recorded an increase of 13%, 12%, and 16%. He said it indicated that economy was on the right track.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 8^th, 2017.