Industrial estate in each district ordered

PESHAWAR:

Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Industries and Commerce, Abdul Karim Khan has directed completion of paper work for the acquisition of land for new industrial estates in each district of the province.

He issued these directives during his visit to the Small Industries Development Board (SIDB).

On this occasion, the Managing Director (MD) SIDB, Syed Zafar Ali Shah briefed the special assistant. Deputy Managing Directors (DMDs) Nauman Fayyaz, Zulfikar Ali Sahibzada and Mohammad Saleem were also present on the occasion. The Special Assistant particularly ordered establishment of Industrial Estate Peshawar II, Swabi, Swat, Khyber, Dir Lower and Bannu-II.

He said that district administration should play its positive role in the acquisition of land and resolve problems causing delays as soon as possible.

He further directed the submission of a report to SIDB within two weeks to enable it to establish a new industrial estate in every district.

Abdul Karim Khan appreciated the provision of an ideal industrial environment to industrialists and removal of encroachments as commendable steps and directed bringing improvement in cleanliness conditions at industrial estates.

He further appreciated the use of modern technology to bring the board at par with the requirements of the modern era and improvement in the standard of products and directed the use of income from these measures on the establishment of new estates and welfare of the employees.

He directed the management of the board to include their proposals for beneficial use of the assets of the board in the next meeting of the Board of Director.

He further directed the better utilisation of the assets of the board to make it financially stable and even inclusion of the experts from market to present it for approval in the board meeting as soon as possible.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 27^th, 2021.