KARACHI: Parts of Saddar be included in Lyari: nazim
KARACHI, April 28: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, on Thursday suggested that some revenue-generating areas of Saddar Town near Lyari be included in Lyari Town so that revenue could be generated for the town (Lyari) in order to improve its financial standing.
He was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Khadda Super Market in Lyari.
“The Lyari Town’s revenue generation sources need to be increased. But, this is not possible keeping in view the town’s present limits; therefore, nearby areas of the Saddar Town should be included in the Lyari town from where income can be earned through taxes for Lyari,” he proposed.
He said the city government’s budget of Rs42 billion was to be presented for approval before the City Council. He said Rs24 billion of the budget’s total amount would be earmarked for development works.
Mr Niamat also said Rs2 billion of the coming budget would be distributed among 178 union councils of Karachi’s 18 towns. He recalled that an amount of Rs3.4 million was given to each union council of the city government in the first year, and Rs6.4 million in the second and third years.
Highlighting uplift works in the Lyari Town, he said three roads were being constructed there, adding that construction of the Mirza Adam Khan Road would be started within a week.
The nazim said Karachiites had appreciated the development of model parks, which had not only improved the city’s environment but also increased greenery.
“Development of model parks in 11 out of 18 towns has been completed while it has been temporarily stopped in the remaining towns. This would, however, be started soon,” he maintained.
He reiterated that honest and dedicated leadership was needed to make Karachi a model city, calling upon every citizen to play his role honestly to achieve this goal.
Mr Niamat said the city was in a dilapidated condition when the present city government took charge a few years ago. Roads were in a shambles, the sewerage system ruined and people were facing great hardships, the nazim added.
Through efforts spread over three and a half years, the situation changed, the nazim remarked, maintaining that people had taken a sigh or relief due to improvement in infrastructure and other facilities.
The Lyari Town Nazim, Abdul Khaliq Juma, said the city government had carried out uplift works in Lyari like in other towns, which had greatly helped in resolving the town’s problems. UC Nazim Muhammad Hanif also spoke.
WASTE STATIONS: The City Nazim, Niamatullah Khan, said five modern solid waste transfer stations would be constructed in Karachi.
He said this while reviewing the solid waste management system in vogue in America and Singapore in a meeting on Wednesday evening.
The meeting was attended by a delegation from Singapore besides DCO Fazlur Rehman, EDO Works and Services Sarfraz Ali Shah, Technical Adviser to City Nazim Izharul Haq, Nazim Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town Abdul Wahab, EDO Solid Waste Khalid Javed and other officials.
The General Manager of Semb Envero Solutions, Richard C Reidinger, using multimedia briefed the participants about the mode of transfer of solid waste and system of cleanliness in Singapore.
Mr Reidinger told the meeting that the Singaporean company had carried out a survey of lifting garbage and sanitation in the city.
He explained to the city nazim how a modern system for a transfer station worked in Hong Kong, America and Singapore, with the help of pictures and sketches.
The city nazim asked for establishment of pollution-free modern transfer stations in the city; however, emphasizing that people living in areas near these transfer stations do not face any difficulty.
It was also informed that 16 large-sized vehicles would be required for one transfer station and one van would take 10 hours for four trips to transfer garbage.—PPI/APP
