Start work on Inclusive City by December: CM

Says housing scheme will have all the facilities for differently abled persons


Our Correspondent July 02, 2024

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KARACHI:

Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah presided over a meeting on Monday and directed to start work on the establishment of an Inclusive City for differently-abled persons by December 2024. The city would have all the facilities for differently abled persons so that they could be brought into mainstream.

The meeting was held at CM House where Shah said that an inclusive city would be established through a company to be registered under the Companies Act 2017. He directed the chief secretary to suggest well-reputed persons from the private sector so that they help the government to run the company for the establishment of the Inclusive city.

The mega project of the Inclusive City is being established over an area of 80 acres of land reclaimed from the Malir Expressway project. The project would have the facilities of an inclusive school / special education and rehabilitation complex / vocational training centre / C-ARTS over an area of 15 acres, general hospital / neuropsychiatry ward / institute of clinical psychology on 15 acres, residential facility for persons with disabilities on five acres, a beautiful special children park on 40 acres and the DEPD office complex on five acres.

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