KARACHI, Nov 17: The chairman of Sindh Kutchi Abadis Authority, Mohammad Hussain, has proposed a ban on the sale or transfer of plots in kutchi abadis, which were leased out to the poor people residing in the kutchi abadis, for a certain time.

Addressing a meeting on Friday, he said that the occupants of a piece of land in any kutchi abadi that had been leased should be bound not to sell their property for a certain period of time. This act would discourage elements who tried to get land on lease at nominal rates and sell the plots at a very high price, he added.

He also urged the officials to plan more projects on the lines of Sasti Basti Scheme that was being implemented in five districts.

Earlier, Nasir Abbas, Manzar Abbas and other officials of the Sindh Kutchi Abadis Authority gave a briefing about the departmental activities and the kutchi abadis. They said that there were more than 1,293 kutchi abadis in the province including 539 in Karachi.

The meeting was informed that 72 kutchi abadis in Karachi, 135 in Hyderabad, 33 in Sukkur and 34 in Larkana were being regularised.

The officials said that the Sindh Kutchi Abadis Authority was also implementing a low-cost housing scheme Sasti Basti in Jamshoro, Thatta, Sukkur, Larkana and Jacobabad. They said efforts were being made to replicate such schemes in other districts also.