Secretary LG Chairs Meeting on World Bank-funded Projects

KARACHI - Secretary Local Government, Housing and Town Planning Sindh, Najam Ahmad Shah on Wednesday reviewed the progress of ongoing projects being executed in collaboration with the World Bank.

Project Director CLICK Afzal Zaidi in a meeting briefed the participants about the progress made so far including the basic features of the project, said a press release.

Najam Ahmad said that the ongoing projects in collaboration with the World Bank were being completed with transparency and impartiality by the government of Sindh for the welfare of the people.

He said that in order to reap the benefits of the project at the level of union council, it is necessary to organise regular awareness sessions and hands on training based on modern guidelines so that the people of the province could be benefited from World Bank projects. Later, a meeting was held regarding water canal treatment plant project in which Special Secretary Technical Najeeb Ahmed also participated. External experts were also present in the online meeting. Najam Ahmad said that providing clean and uninterrupted water supply to Karachi city is an important manifesto of Sindh government.

In view of the future water needs of Karachi, precautionary measures needed to be taken now, for which all the institutions and stakeholders must play their role, he added.

The secretary LG Sindh stressed on adopting modern and scientific methods, adding that steps should be taken to bring water treatment plants and pumping stations in line with global requirements and ensure better living facilities to the people of Karachi.