KARACHI, July 9: Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil has said that work on cementing 400 watercourses is underway in rural areas of Gadap Town at a cost of Rs120 million.Talking to Gadap Town Nazim Ghulam Murtaza Baloch in her office, she said that hundred thousand acres of land would be cultivated after the completion of this project.

Nasreen Jalil said that work had also been initiated for establishment of a recreational spot on 100-acre area near Thado Dam where 55,000 saplings had already been planted. She said that present local government had a vision to provide the same facilities to the goths and undeveloped parts of the city as were available to the posh areas.

She said that this was the reason that City Nazim Mustafa Kamal decided to make ‘Goth Infrastructure Fund’ for which initially Rs200 million had been allocated in the budget 2006-07.

She said more small dams were being constructed in Gadap Town while the work on building water tanks had also been resumed by the present city government.

Nasreen Jalil said that Town Nazims should get the development works completed which had been initiated by the UC Nazims so that maximum facilities could be provided to the people.

UC Nazims Ahsan Siddiqui, Asif Siddiqui, Sher Afgan, Arif Bhati and Syed Abu Talib were also present on the occasion.

LYARI: On special directives of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, a utility store has been established in Baghdadi area of Lyari on Sunday to give relief to its residents.The inauguration of the store was performed by MPA Tayyab Hashmi. The 42nd utility store in the city has been established with a view to make food items available to the people at less than market rates. Atta has been made available at the store at Rs123 per 10kg, sugar Rs27.50 per kg and pulses Rs10 less per kg than the market rate.

SHAH FAISAL: The carpeting of Thana Road in Shah Faisal Colony No2 started on Sunday.

Speaking on the occasion, Shah Faisal Town Nazim Muhammad Imran said that the road carpeting work would be completed in 48 hours. He said with coordination and consultation of people, the provision of basic amenities had been ensured in areas facing severe problems.

He assured that work on road construction in all areas of Shah Faisal Town would be initiated soon and in this regard stage-wise plan had been finalised.Naib Nazim Ali Akber, TMO Barkaat Ahmed Rizvi, Town Infrastructure Officer Wakil Ahmed and others were also present.—APP/PPI