KARACHI: Ibad wants Sharea Faisal free from hoardings
KARACHI, May 18: The Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, has called for early finalisation of rules and regulations and their implementation to make Sharea Faisal hoardings free.
Taking notice of making the city a jungle of hoardings and giving it an ugly look, besides the danger these huge boards posed to life and property, the governor stressed taking preferential measures to stop the practice.
In this regard, he reviewed ongoing steps at a meeting held at the Governor’s House on Wednesday evening.
The governor said that besides improving the existing rules and regulations, the action taken by all concerned organisations for harmonizing the process should also be completed at the earliest.
The criteria for billboards, which will include their beauty, determination of location, distance, size, etc, will be equally adopted throughout the city, and rules and regulations thereof will be followed by all organisations in all areas.
In this regard, to create harmony between the city government, cantonment boards and other organisations, the governor directed the setting up of a civic coordination committee.
To be headed by the city nazim, this committee will work for bringing harmony in all civic facilities and affairs including the construction of laws.
The committee will comprise the chief controller of buildings, representative of Station Headquarters, divisional superintendent railways, executive officers of all cantonment boards of Karachi, administrator DHA, and general manager KPT. The DCO Karachi will act as member/secretary of the committee.
The civic coordination committee will submit policy proposals regarding hoardings and billboards, particularly regarding hoarding-free zones, auction, quality and a system for their maintenance.
It was decided that a joint line of action would be followed for bringing similarity in the Building Control Codes and Land Users Policy in Karachi whereby the DHA, the KPT, Site, cantonments, etc, would also remain synchronised with the same.Matters regarding general sanitation, sewerage, water supply, garbage lifting and other issues between various organisations would be effectively tackled.
The committee will also play its role in providing cooperation for infrastructure availability and implementation besides having collective steps among all institutions for the city's beautification.
All relevant agencies will also share their efforts in the formulation of the city’s master plan and its implementation besides regularly monitoring the same.
It was decided in principle that only the city government will be authorised to grant permission for billboards throughout the city, and that it will do this in cooperation with land owners.
The governor directed the EDO Revenue to stop such activities in the Air Force's operational areas, which attract birds there. In this regard, he stressed immediate steps against the establishment of poultry farms and dumping of garbage there.—APP
