Administrator of Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani has said that road development and cleanliness would be the first priority in his tenure.
He was addressing a luncheon hosted by Korangi Association of Trade & Industry (KATI) here on Saturday. President of KATI Sheikh Umer Rehan, Chairman & CEO KITE Zubair Chhaya, Senior Vice President Muhammad Ikram Rajput, Vice President Syed Wajid hussain, Former Presidents Danish Khan, Masood Naqi, Zahid Saeed , Gulzar Firoz, Farhan-ur-Rehman and others were also present.
Shallwani said that in Karachi package road development is the first priority of administration as it is the first attraction of investors. He said that a comprehensive map of Karachi would be prepared and all the streets and roads would be named after legendary people of the city. He announced that 3000 road of Korangi Industrial Area would be named after patron in chief of KATI SM Muneer.
He also announced to include maintenance and development of road in sector 15 would be included in Karachi package. The administrator also welcomed the pilot project proposal of former president KATI Zahid Saeed regarding urban foresting.
President of KATI Sheikh Umer Rehan said that the biggest problem of KIA is land grabing in Meharn Town and special powers should be granted to Administrator Korangi Shahryar Gul memon to resolve the problem.
He said that we thank CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah as he bring such credible office like Shallwani and Shahryar Memon as our administrators. He also announced to present both officers Gold Medal on behalf of KATI. Zubair Chhaya urged the administrator to remove remainings GTS in EBM causeway area as it was feared that administration of other district could dump their garbage or debris in these settlements. Former president Zahid Saeed briefed administrator Karachi regarding proposal of urban foresting in the riverbed area of Malir and Liyari River.
Shallwani directed administrator to demolish remaining of GTS in EBM causeway and order to close the area for any kind of dumping once for all. He also welcomed the proposal of Urban Foresting. A multimedia presentation regarding devastated road and sewerage system of sector 15 and 23 was also given to the administrator.
