Irfan Aligi
Karachi Development Authority (KDA) Director General Dr Badar Jameel said that the authority was implementing due measure for the restoration of recreational and playing grounds in the city and in this context the authority has already restored several grounds where sports and recreational activities have resumed daily.
The KDA DG also said that the authority from its indigenous resources is devising composite strategy for imparting training to the youth and for this purpose, the authority is on the path of procuring necessary tools and equipment.
Dr Jamil expressed these view during his visit to KDA Cricket Ground situated in North Naziabad. On the spot, he issued necessary instructions to officials concerned for the up-gradation and renovation of the KDA Cricket Ground.
Chief Engineer Ram Chand, Traffic and Bureau engineering Director Naveed Izhar, Sports Director Ayaz Munshi, Sports Coordinator M. Naseem, KDA Labour Union General Secretary Muhammad Ashraf and other officers had accompanied the KDA DG Dr Jameel.
KDA is utelising its indigenous resources to promote the healthy culture through sports and recreational plans and policies and KDA engineers and experienced officials are executing their duties quite diligently.
Dr Jameel said that the land grabbers’ mafia had occupied play grounds for over twenty years and it was once a very difficult task to rid of the land grabbers’ mafia besides lack of required tools, equipment and machinery but the firm resolution of KDA ensure eviction of occupancy on at least 200 grounds in a year time and this is the landmark achievement and success for the authority.
He said that Sindh government, Sindh local government minister, Karachi Commissioner and national heroes in sports category are on the back of the authority in this noble cause of restoration of grounds and revival of lost sports and recreation.
