KHAIRPUR, June 18: The DCO has told the Sindh chief minister that around 3000 acres between Rohri Canal and Luqman have been acquired for a low cost housing scheme.

DCO Iqbal Memon was speaking during a meeting of the Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah with district administration officials in Darbar Hall.

He said plan to establish industrial zone and residential quarters on 177 acres near Mitho Mari were also complete while the CM had given approval to construction of a rest house near Kotdiji Fort.

The CM took notice of increased water-logging and salinity, particularly in industrial zone. He directed the chief engineer irrigation Sukkur Barrage to curb the problem.

The CM issued directives to shift general bus stop Khairpur to the old bus stop SRT near Therhi Railway Phatak. The meeting was attended by DPO Khairpur, Ghulam Nabi Memon, EDO Roads Syed Jinsar Ali Shah and heads of various departments.

Earlier, talking to different delegations he said drainage, provision of drinking water, development works, sound law and order situation, employment to jobless were the priorities of the government.

Talking to delegation of Anjuman-e-Tajiran led by its President Qutbuddin Shaikh at Mohalla Mir Ali Bazaar, the Chief Minister assured to solve the problems of city.

He said soon funds will be issued for making the filter plant functional to provide clean drinking water to citizens. Delegates complained to the CM that 10-12 hours long loadshedding was against the official schedule of six hours due to which trade was being badly affected.

They said trade had also been affected due to the absence of stops of many trains passing the Khairpur station. The CM assured to control unscheduled loadshedding.

He said efforts will be taken to restore stop of various passenger trains at Khairpur railway station. He said two overhead bridges over Therhi railway Phatak and Shah Hussain Chowk would soon be constructed to mitigate peoples’ problem.