KARACHI, July 10: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday said the city government had initiated Rs507 million uplift projects, including revamping of water and sewerage system and construction of roads and a stadium, in Baldia Town.Addressing a big gathering after laying foundation stone of international standard stadium in Baldia, he said that a 100-bed hospital was also being constructed in the town.

He said that the stadium would be constructed on 25 acres with an estimated cost of Rs121.7 million in two years. Besides, a large building, it would have cricket, football and hockey ground, swimming pool, diving pool, jogging track, 20000-sq-feet underground water tank, scoreboard, sewerage treatment plant, intercom system, electric substation and fire fighting system. The stadium ground would have trees and plants around it.

Terming the stadium’s construction as a golden chapter in Baldia’s history, Mustafa Kamal said the city would get six more international standard stadiums equipped with all facilities.

He said that after building of the Baldia Stadium, players from all over the world would be invited to play there which would bring a revolution in the area and help solve its problems.

Rain emergency: Various town nazims visited their respective areas to inspect rain emergency arrangements.

Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town Nazim Wasay Jalil visited many areas of the town. He also visited central compliant centre of the town and reviewed arrangements regarding rain emergency. The nazim also inspected the newly constructed public toilet at NIPA.

SITE Town Nazim Azharuddin Ahmed also inspected ongoing projects and expressed satisfaction over the pace of work.

Shah Faisal Town Nazim Muhammad Imran also visited all union councils and inspected rain emergency arrangements.

DUES: The city government has sought suggestions from the finance committee members for payment of Rs180 million outstanding dues of the last fiscal year 2005-06 to union councils.

A meeting of the finance committee, chaired by Itrat Akhtar, reviewed ways and means to pay the amount owed by the city government with regard to uplift projects during the last fiscal. It noted that the payment would be made from development funds for fiscal 2006-07 with the no-objection certificate from the respective union council nazim.It decided that all the members would submit written suggestions in the next meeting summoned on Thursday. –-PPI