November 26, 2008	Wednesday	Ziqa'ad 27, 1429

KARACHI, Nov 25: The need for conducting a review of the Waterfront Development Project on a quarterly basis was underlined at a meeting between Sindh Environment Minister Hasan Askari Taqvi and MNA Khush Bakht Shujaat and DHA Administrator (Brig) Khalid Tirmizi on Tuesday.

They discussed various environmental and public interest issues.

They were given a presentation on the ongoing projects in DHA, including the Waterfront Development Project (WFD), and were informed about the measures taken by the housing authority to handle the environmental issues. The minister underlined the need for monitoring measures taken by DHA.

He said the execution of Waterfront Development Project should be ensured in the interest of the public while addressing the environmental concerns at all cost.

The minister was informed that DHA was making all-out efforts to ensure that WFD project remained environment friendly and address all public concerns.

The minister suggested that Creek City Hospital Project, a component of WFD, should be reviewed to have more beds than the planned capacity of 300 beds.

MNA Khushbakht Shujaat raised a number of issues of public concern in DHA. She was informed that DHA to improve the security environment was establishing a security company and planning to install surveillance cameras in the area.—APP