TOBA TEK SINGH: The Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) governing body approved on Saturday the proposed draft of 20-year Faisalabad Master Plan.

FDA Chairman Mian Waris Aziz presided over the meeting which also approved estimates of annual budget 2022-2023 and revised budget 2021-2022 of FDA and Wasa.

Fesco officers apprised the meeting of the progress on the FDA City electrification project.

Mian Waris Aziz termed the master plan a milestone for durable and advanced development of the city as par future requirements.

He showed displeasure over unnecessary delay in total electrification of the FDA City despite provision of required funds.

He asked the Fesco officers to accelerate the remaining work of electrification.

The meeting was also attended by parliamentarian Adil Parvez Gujjar and Firdous Rai, Vice Chairman Wasa Shahid Javed, Vice Chairman FDA Kaleemullah Kamoka, technical members Javed Sharif, Yasir Anwar, Majid Husain, Syed Sultan Azam, Khalid Mehmood Gujjar, representatives of housing, local government and finance and commissioner and DC.

Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2022

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