The industrialists are also fully financing the Lever Centre in the city where patients are receiving medical treatment free of charge. Each industrialist is bearing expenses of 10 beds. DESIGN: ESSA MALIK
The trust is already establishing schools in rural areas where government-run facilities are absent. These educational institutions, each receiving an investment of Rs30 million, will provide free education to poor and orphan children.
An expo centre is another area of focus for the trust and work on the display centre is currently going on.
“We want to make Faisalabad a model city of Pakistan,” declared Umer Nazar Shah, Founder of Faisalabad Development Trust, while talking to The Express Tribune.
Shah, who is also Chief Executive Officer of Hassan Spinning Mills, said Faisalabad industrialists were coming forward to invest millions of rupees more in development projects in an attempt to help mitigate sufferings of city dwellers, who have been hit hard by energy crisis in the past few years.
The industrialists boast that they are undertaking major infrastructural development and cite the millions of rupees that are being invested in building Amtex Square by Amtex Textile, Chenab Square by Chenab Limited and MSC Square by MSC Textile to beautify the city.
These squares have the biggest manmade waterfall, a bird sanctuary for breeding endangered species and other features.
Their other major projects include green belts along Jhang Road and Khurianwala Road besides ongoing construction of housing colonies.
The industrialists are also fully financing the Lever Centre in the city where patients are receiving medical treatment free of charge. Each industrialist is bearing expenses of 10 beds.
They have also donated Rs7 million to help promote the Green Faisalabad campaign.
Shah stressed that the trust primarily focused on improving the life of the poor and deprived and would invest more to help ordinary citizens.
He underlined the need for the industrialists, businessmen and the overall corporate class to opt for corporate social responsibility in areas where government could not provide basic facilities.
As Faisalabad’s businessmen have set a model by undertaking massive development and welfare work, now is time to think about other major cities.
Shah specifically mentioned Karachi, saying the city’s problems could be addressed with the help of its rich business community.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 18th, 2013.
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Brove, felicitation! The excellent project. The thalassemia is a genetic disorder caused by a defective gene. << estimation >> More than one million children born every year in the world suffering from thalassemia.The cause or reason is still unknown. the genetic test is appreciated before marriage.There is no proof of scientific that the thalassemia is the result of cousin marriage.
good effort, but accompanied with this they need to hand out leaflets which give people the science behind why Thalassemia can also be inherited as a result of cousin marriages. In short, less cousin marriages.
Effort should be appreciated. Hats off to the young Faisalabdian who dosent waited for the elected govt to take care of themselves. May Allah grant you more successes. Aameen
Why is it being named as Thalassemia Hospital? Cousin marriages can lead to increased incidences of inherited diseases like Thalassemia.
Glad to hear about the inititaive. Wish you all the best
Congratulations!! on starting this noble project.This might serve as a catalyst & others should also follow you.Keep it up!!!!!!!