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KARACHI, Aug 18: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan laid foundation stone of the alternative bypass lines for water supply costing Rs6.4 million in Metroville Karachi, Union Council No-4 of Site Town on Sunday night.
Addressing a public meeting, City Nazim appreciated the efforts of Union Council Nazim for undertaking development work in his area.
He made it clear that the city government had distributed funds on equality basis to all town and union councils. However, he pointed out that more development work had been done in the union council and towns, whose Nazims were more committed to the development of their area.
He maintained that city government, towns and union councils were working as a team to fulfil promises made at the time of local government election.
Mr Khan informed that Rs100 million development work on 50- bed hospital, degree colleges, Parda park for women, community centres and roads, was being carried out in Union Council No-4 of Site Town.
Regarding the shortage of water, he said that the problems would be lessen when 100mgd water would reach the city as promised by President Musharraf.
Speaking on the occasion, MNA Laique Ahmed Khan said that development work on water lines was a gift to the residents of Metroville by the city government.
MPA Hameedullah Khan said that roads worth Rs1.9 million would be constructed by his discretionary funds in the area.
The Union Council Nazim, Abdul Razzaq, also spoke on the occasion.
Meanwhile, on the golden jubilee ceremony of Jam Nagrohawaria Memon Jamaat in Muslimabad, City Nazim Naimatullah Khan said that Memon community had made remarkable progress by joining hands with each other.
He said that people throughout the country were plunged in clusters of problems due to the election of corrupt elements in the past. He maintained that people were elected on the basis of cast that paved the way for dishonest rulers.
FISH MARKET: City Nazim Naimatullah Khan visited the fish market in Gulberg Town and inquired about the supply of fish on Monday.
The City Nazim was informed that the fish being sold there had come from fisheries. He was further informed that if supply from fisheries was cut down it would have a devastating impact on the business of fish.
On further inquiry, the Nazim was told that the fish being sold in market was not polluted, as there was storage capacity of 10 days in fisheries and the fish was being supplied from fisheries.
City Nazim said that shopkeepers should give preference to collective benefit instead of personal benefit and advised them not to sell polluted food products in the market.
He directed the DCO to visit different fish markets of the city and ensure that no polluted fish could be sold.
City Nazim also informed the chief secretary on telephone about the situation. He suggested that Section-144 would be imposed if any complaint about sale of polluted fish came. The chief secretary supported his suggestion.
Meanwhile, City Nazim Naimatullah Khan visited DEWA Academy here on Monday.
While addressing the teachers of DEWA Academy, Mr Khan said that the city government would fully cooperate and patronize welfare organizations, which were engaged in serving the humanity.
Appreciating efforts of the DEWA Academy, he said that it had done noble cause by imparting education to handicapped children.
On the occasion, Chairman DEWA Academy Munir Ahmed Lodhi said President Musharraf had pledged to give university status to the academy.
He pointed out that financial aid to the academy, which had been initiated in 1982, was stopped four years ago. However, he added that this aid was being restored by personal interest of City Nazim Naimatullah Khan.
Later, City Nazim gave a check of Rs0.5 million to the chairman of academy.—PPI
