The provision of basic amenities including gas is imperative for rapid colonisation of M-3 Industrial Estate and in this connection collaborated efforts would be made on top priority basis. This was stated by Main Muhammad Adrees chairman Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) while addressing the first meeting of the reconstituted Board of Directors of FIEDMC at FCCI complex here on Tuesday
He said, "I shall personally talk to Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to get reasonable quota of gas for its expeditious colonisation. He was also appreciative of the vision and administrative capabilities of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for the systematic and planned industrialisation of Faisalabad and assured full co-operative in achieving objective at the earliest. He also thanked the chief minister for reposing confidence and nominating him to head the BoD of FIEDMC.
He directed the officials of FIEDMC to prepare a comprehensive report on the missing facilities in M-3 Industrial Estate including gas so that this issue could be taken up with the Prime Minister. He said that efforts would be made at all levels to make M-3 Industrial Estate fully functional within the shortest possible time. Engineer Rizwan Ashraf, President FCCI said that provision of gas, electricity and steam is must to attract processing units housed in thickly populated urban areas of Faisalabad. He said that these units will prefer to be shifted to FIEDMC if these facilities are ensured.
The BoD also discussed other related issues including environment related problems. The meeting was also attended by Shahid Arshad, Nazim Shahzad, Muzammal Sultan, Major Shahnawaz(Retd), Ms Sharmin Asem and Ms Nighat Shahid in addition to the secretaries of different provincial departments. Earlier, Amer Saleem Chief Operating Officer FIEDMC gave a briefing to the newly constituted BOD of FIEDMC.