KARACHI: Small plots in Taisar Town to be increased
KARACHI, April 25: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has directed the authorities concerned that land up to 300 meters on both sides of Northern Bypass should be kept vacant, keeping in view the future requirements and security on the highway.
He was presiding over a high-level meeting, held at the Governor's House, in which Taisar Town Housing Scheme was reviewed. The governor also directed that the plan should ensure provision of more plots to low-income groups, adding that the government was emphasising more on low-cost housing schemes to meet the housing needs of these groups.
Disagreeing with the plan, he directed the relevant authorities that the number of 400sq-yard plots be reduced and that of 80sq-yard be doubled. He called for provision of wider internal roads, besides water, sewerage and electricity facilities and a garbage-disposal plant for shiftees.
He said it should be strictly ensured that the plots be only allotted to the needy people and any commercial considerations be discouraged. He said that the flats in the plan be well-planned, keeping in view the environmental concerns.
He told the officials that model plans be prepared for guiding the people regarding construction of their houses and a proposal be examined for building houses on beautiful pattern, to avoid any haphazard construction.
The project, conceived for low-income people, in its first phase will accommodate 0.4 million people. The satellite imaging work at the scheme had been completed and the governor ordered that the project be replanned within 15 days, where after the total number of 80sq-yards plots in the scheme will rise to 15,000.
UPLIFT PROJECTS: Governor Ibad, speaking at a meeting held at the Governor's House, said the people be provided relief by expediting development schemes and avoiding unnecessary delay in the execution of these projects.
He said the rules and regulations be made simple and formalities be reduced to minimum to provide relief to the people. He also took notice of delay in land allotments in the past and directed that cabinet decision in this regard be fully implemented and differential amount for such plots be recovered.
He pointed out that unnecessary delay and procedural intricacies not only caused inconvenience to the people but also promote corruption. The governor directed that land cases at the Board of Revenue, where decisions had been taken, be finalized in the light of cabinet and Land committee' decisions.
He also directed the city government to submit within a week a report on the cases, where action had been finalized with regard to freezed plots. He directed that a comprehensive report regarding remaining plots alongwith complete statistic should be submitted within a month.
Mr Ibad said that over 40 industries were associated with the construction industry and its promotion would help generate employment opportunities. The meeting was attended by Senior Finance Minister Sardar Ahmed, Advisor for Local Government, Waseem Akhtar, City Nazim Naimatullah Khan, Principal Secretary Brig Akhttar Zammin, DCO, Mir Hussain Ali, EDO (Revenue) Waseem Ahmed, besides officials of Local Government, Finance and other relevant departments. -APP
