'Uplift works in industrial zones to be completed next month'

City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that first time in Pakistan construction of roads and streets of international standard was made in all four industrial zones of Karachi besides providing water lines to every factory and linking them with sewerage system.
Investors were also provided with best platform with the help of world class infrastructure, which would not only be beneficial for Karachi but whole country would get its fruits. He asked concerned departments of the city government to pay especial attention on uplift works in industrial zones and ensure completion of ongoing works worth Rs 4.5 billion before June 2007.
This he was stated while addressing the officers and engineers of city district government Karachi and KW&SB on Saturday. During the meeting pace of the development works carried out in industrial areas was reviewed while directives were issued to resolve any hurdle in their execution. The city nazim said that work had been carried out speedily in the industrial areas 9 month ago, which would be completed next month.
He said we have imported GR pipes from Dubai, which have life of 100 years because we want to resolve the problems of these areas for 100 years. "After few years problems of all four industrial zones of Karachi will be resolved for 50 years and when the foreign investors would visit these areas they will feel a refreshing and amazing change there," he added.
Regarding Korangi industrial zone, he said this was the biggest industrial zone of Pakistan, which contained nearly 3,500 factories and contributes Rs250 million daily in the national exchequer but the area was deprived of water and sewerage system till 9 month. Now we have provided an international standard infrastructure to this area and these steps would also boost the investment in this area.
Kamal said that due to recent incidents in Karachi not even a dollar investment was affected. The city district government was the only local government, which has brought in a direct investment of 1.2 billion dollars.
He said that a positive change was brought in the city with the works carried out in four years by the provincial government and in two years by the city government.
He said 24-hour work was started in the factories and those, which were closed down in the past were reinstated and there was a rapid increase in the trade and business activities along with more and more opportunities were made available for the city youth. He said we want to boost the investment and taking rapid measures to bring in good change in the life of the common men.
He said that all people were satisfied with the government policies and happy as the government had taken rapid steps to resolve the problems faced by the common men and raising their living standard.