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Karachi, January 18, 2013 (PPI-OT): Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah today presided a meeting with Project Directors of various development projects, held at Chief Minister House.
The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary (P and D) Mr. Israr Malik, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Mr. Arif Ahmed Khan, Principal Secretary to CM Mr. Muhammad Siddique Memon, Project Directors of Special Development Packages and others.
Reviewing the progress on various projects and schemes, Syed Qaim Ali Shah directed all Project Directors to pay full attention towards completion of public oriented schemes on priority basis within next two months up to March 15,2013 and funds available with them be property and timely utilized, so that the blessings of the same are reached to common man.
He said that special packages were given for those areas, which have been ignored in the past, the present government has given priority to Lyari for this purpose. Syed Qaim Ali Shah directed ACS (P and D) and ACS (Finance) to analyze and assess the important schemes within one week. Chief Minister Sindh also directed that P and D should submit immediate detail monitoring report about status of all such special packages and other regular ADP schemes, within few days.
The P.D. Lyari Development Package informed the meeting that Lyari Development Package was initiated on the directives of President of Pakistan in the year 2008-09. He added that the Government of Sindh has allocated Rs.800 million for the year 2012-13 for the schemes being carried out under Lyari Development Package. According to details three existing play grounds at Usmanabad, Maulvi Usman Park and Sports Complex in front of Lyari General Hospital are being completed at the cost of Rs. 81.103 million while so far 74% work has been completed. It was informed that 30 roads and streets are being rehabilitated / improved with length of 34.5km, at the cost of Rs. 513.730million. It was also added that Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar Park (Kakri Ground) is being renovated and improved at Rs. 71.162million and 41 primary / secondary schools of Lyari are being repaired / renovated and rehabilitated at the cost of Rs. 319.949 million. Besides, funds worth Rs. 340.056 million have been allocated as block allocation.
The Project Director Larkana informed that out of allocated amount of Rs. 953.593 million for on going schemes for the year 2012-13, an amount of Rs. 661.490 million was released and so far Rs. 340.429million have been spent. He further informed that an amount of Rs. 546.401millon allocated as Block allocation, comprises for allocation of Rs. 278.00million for roads Rs. 150.00 million for Bakhtawar Bhutto Park, Rs. 70.00 million for Bilawal Bhutto Park and Rs. 109.00 million for Provincial road Larkano City. He also informed that there are 12 schemes pertaining to construction of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Public Park near mazar at Garhi Khuda Bux Bhutto, Construction of Taxi stand at Gerello (Taluka Bakrani), Construction of 14-waiting Halls in various villages of Taluka Ratodero, Construction of 15-compound walls for graveyard in villages of District Larkana, Construction of 11-Eidgahs in various villages, rehabilitation of existing Mausoleums of saints, and existing mosques of Taluka Ratodero, Construction of 2 Bus Terminals and Taxi stands of Ratodero and Naudero cities, providing and installation of Solar Street Lights at Larkana, Ratodero and Naudero cities, renovation of Tank Chowk Larkana, Construction of Bakhtawar Peoples Park at Moen-jo-Daro, reconstruction of Mosque and Compound wall for graveyard village Khuda Bux Phulpoto (Taluka Ratodero) and construction of Begum Nusrat Bhutto Memorial Library and Multipurpose Hall at Larkana. Besides 6 No. schemes of construction of new medical dispensaries in Taluka Ratodero, rehabilitation of BHU Waridino Machi, Izat-ji-wandh, Khan wah and RHC Badah, Construction of Medical dispensary at village Bux Jatoi (Taluka Bakrani).
He also gave details of schemes pertaining to road sector, education sector, water supply and drainage sector. The Project Director of Sukkur, Hyderabad and others also presented detailed reports of progress on various projects under development packages.
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