Tannery Zone gets street lights after 35 years
PTA with help of Korangi Industrial and Trading Estate Limited install street lights.
KARACHI:
Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) with the financial help of Korangi Industrial and Trading Estate Limited has finally installed street lights in the Tannery Zone of Korangi Industrial Area.
According to Chairman PTA South Zone, Aziz Ahmed, the project of installation of street lights has been accomplished at the cost of Rs6.5 million. The Tannery Zone in Korangi, which is the largest cluster of tanneries in Pakistan and earning billions of rupees foreign exchange for the national exchequer, has received street lights after over 35 years, he said.
“The Zone is still without water supply line by the Karachi Water Supply Board, no sewerage system and has tarnished road network” he added.
Ahmed lauded the efforts of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) for providing a standby- official team to listen to the complaints of the Tannery Zone in Sector 7/A, Korangi for prompt action on the complaints.
He further expressed his gratitude to the KESC for providing mobile service to the zone, particularly to the leather sector, wherein the processing and finishing work for exportable leather products is being carried out.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2010.
Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) with the financial help of Korangi Industrial and Trading Estate Limited has finally installed street lights in the Tannery Zone of Korangi Industrial Area.
According to Chairman PTA South Zone, Aziz Ahmed, the project of installation of street lights has been accomplished at the cost of Rs6.5 million. The Tannery Zone in Korangi, which is the largest cluster of tanneries in Pakistan and earning billions of rupees foreign exchange for the national exchequer, has received street lights after over 35 years, he said.
“The Zone is still without water supply line by the Karachi Water Supply Board, no sewerage system and has tarnished road network” he added.
Ahmed lauded the efforts of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) for providing a standby- official team to listen to the complaints of the Tannery Zone in Sector 7/A, Korangi for prompt action on the complaints.
He further expressed his gratitude to the KESC for providing mobile service to the zone, particularly to the leather sector, wherein the processing and finishing work for exportable leather products is being carried out.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2010.