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Karachi, May 22, 2012 (PPI-OT): Metropolitan Commissioner KMC Matanat Ali Khan has said mutual cooperation and coordination with brother Islamic country Iran underway for solid waste management, bus rapid transport system and modern slaughterhouse system.
He expressed these views on a meeting with the Iranian Consul General Abbas Ali Abdullahi who called on him in his office.
MC Matanat Ali Khan said solid waste management and bus rapid transport system was successfully run by Iranian city Mashhad and the technical team will soon submit its report for implementation of BRTS in Karachi. The project would be launched in the lights of the technical team’s report.
He said that a complete technical report would also help making the solid waste system in Tehran and Mashhad workable in Karachi and a modern solid waste management system will be adopted.
He also called the recent visit of Mashhad Lord Mayor a successful one during which various meetings were held for solid waste management, BRTS and slaughter house project.” Coordination to maintain a working relationship between the KMC and Iranian authorities were underway and we should take the advantage of their expertise” He said.
Iranian Consul General Abbas Ali Abdullahi said Pakistan is brother neighbour country and we are ready to provide the technical support and cooperation for Karachi’s solid waste management and bus rapid transport system.
He said the recent visit of Mashhad Mayor would bring good results and both countries would get the benefits of their experiments.
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Administrator Secretariat
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC)
City District Government Complex, 1st Floor, Civic Centre,
Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi
Tel: +9221 9923 2400 -01
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Email: administrator@karachicity.gov.pk