KARACHI, Feb 14: Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad said on Tuesday that the master plan for Karachi should encompass future needs keeping in view the projected population in 2030, adding, if population growth is not taken into account realistically, the entire exercise will go to waste.

Presiding over a meeting on mega project in Governor House, he was briefed about ongoing work on preparation of master plan.

He said survey of at least two union councils of each town be conducted in order to come up with concrete figures.

Agreeing with a proposal that a vision statement should be prepared for 2030 under which a road map may be drawn, he said clear picture must be in mind what Karachi should look like 24 years from now.

Ibad said planning of industrial states should be such that workforce from adjoining residential areas remains available.

He appreciated the opinion that all future loans should be need based, including the loan promised by the ADB for preparation of master plan. He also asked for a list of ongoing federal projects in Sindh to ensure their timely completion.

He directed the officers of the Sindh Government to finalize the PC-II in consultation with Advisor Infrastructure Dr Asad Ali Shah.

Chairman, Planning Commission Dr Ikram Sheikh, Secretary of PC Humayun Faroshi, Dr Asad Ali Shah, Senior Sindh Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed, Finance Minister M A Jalil, Planning Minister Shoaib Bukhari, City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal and others were also present.—PPI