KARACHI: Allottees of 20-year-old LDA scheme get letters
KARACHI, June 24: The 20-year-old dream of allottees of Lyari Housing Scheme-42 finally materialised with the award of allotment letters of their plots.
Governor Ishratul Ibad Khan gave away allotment orders at a ceremony, organized by the Lyari Development Authority here on Friday. The scheme was conceived in 1984-85.
The governor pointed out that under the National Housing Policy, the President had issued directives to all the provinces for launching housing schemes and Sindh is the first province which took a lead under this policy and activated the Malir Housing Scheme, lying dead for years, the 30-year old Taisar Town Housing Scheme and Surjani Housing Scheme.
He said all these schemes and Scheme-33 which comprises 137 housing societies with thousands of people awaiting possession of plots, finally took off and he is thankful to Almighty Allah.
He specially felicitated the Lyari Development Authority and its chief for his day and night efforts and said with their efforts work has reached its completion.
The governor said it was the mission of the government to carry all the basic facilities to people and which is their right.
He congratulated over 30,000 allottees of this scheme which, he said, is now fast heading towards its completion.
Dr Ibad referred to problem of water supply and said K-III project is the only mega project of Pakistan which was completed three month ahead of schedule in March 2006.
He said that the City nazim, Mustafa Kamal, has accepted a proposal for direct supply of water for this scheme from Hub reservoir and work on laying of exclusive line would start soon.
The governor acknowledged the Master Plan for the city being prepared and said it could be compared with MPs of world's most developed cities and it would certainly be implemented to bring Karachi at par with international cities of the world.
He said Mustafa Kamal is working to provide boost to the economy of Pakistan and congratulated him for the manner in which he conceived mega projects in a short period and which are now heading towards completion.
Earlier addressing the ceremony, City Nazim Mustafa Kamal referred to the fast development taking place in the city and said within two to three years, Karachi would emerge as a totally changed city.
He said that not only new projects have been launched but very old projects have also been taken in hand and being implemented.
He said the projects initiated six months back are reaching the completion stage which would provide unforgettable relief and facilities to people.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Shafiqur Rehman Paracha said it is a scheme about which people were in doubts and suspicion but today it seems to be heading towards success.
Mr Paracha said this day of hope would not have been possible without the guidance provided by Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad who held dozens of meeting to re-energise this scheme and in every meeting his assertion had been that the promise made to allottees must be fulfilled.
Similarly, he said, City Nazim Mustafa Kamal, soon after take over, visited this scheme and so was Advisor Waseem Akhtar who visited the scheme many times, issued orders for removal of encroachments and held several meetings for expediting the work.
He informed that this scheme was launched in 1984 by KDA and at that time 30,000 plots were allotted through ballot and 2000 plots later in 1997.
He said this scheme envisages a total of 45,380 plots which also include plots of Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project and Karachi Press Club Housing Scheme.—APP
