Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that more industrial estates would be established in the province to further gearing up job opportunities, adding that under Vision 2020 of the present government one million jobs would be created every year.
Talking to journalists during his visit to Sunder Industrial Estate here on Sunday, he said immense employment opportunities would be created through this project. He said 60,000 direct and 6,00,000 indirect employment would be provided through the project.
The chief minister said Sunder Industrial Estate Project was commenced three years ago under the public -private partnership with initial cost of Rs one billion. Entire plots were sold out in Sunder Estate and to produce own electricity in the estate a system had been created.
He said that results on account of vision of President Pervez Musharraf regarding the development had started pouring in. He said the process to construct 105 factories had commenced while 55 industrial units had already been established in the Industrial Estate. Besides, he said, a water management plant was being installed in the Estate. He said labour colony was also being established in the industrial estate to accommodate labour force.
He said the work on 4500-acre M-3 Industrial Estate in Faisalabad was going on where 500-acre land had been given to Chinese investors, who were making $200 million investment there, he added.
On the law & order situation during sacred month of Muharram, the CM apprised that a Central Control Center had been established at the office of Home Secretary.
He averred that crisis management cells had also been established at district level to deal with any untoward eventuality.
The chief minister inspected under construction factories in the Industrial Estate on the occasion. Later on, he held an emergence meeting regarding security in the province where he issued orders to beef up security arrangements at religious sites.
In another development a meeting of military and civil administration was held at Lahore Fort, in which it was decided to deploy military at all the sensitive areas, including Lahore.
In another late day development District Nazim Mian Amir Mahmood has imposed restriction on pillion riding in the city during two days, 9th and 10th of Muharram-ul-Haram.
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