Rs372.34mn investment in various Sindh development schemes
KARACHI: Provincial Minister for Tourism, Muhammad Ali Malkani, has said that Rs372.34 million will be spent in various development schemes to make Sindh's excursion and historic sites more attractive for domestic and foreign tourists.
This he said while presiding over a meeting here on Wednesday in his office reviewing new and on-going development schemes.
Provincial Minister directed the officers concerned to complete on-going development schemes on time and warned that no negligence would be tolerated and no compromises would be made on the quality of work.
He added that if development schemes are not completed on time, stern actions will be taken against those officers who are held responsible.
Malkani said that foreign exchange could be generated if tourism sector was given proper attentions and our economy could be boosted.
Syed Safdar Ali Shah, Sindh Secretary Tourism, told the meeting that Rs259.02 million would be spent on five on-going development schemes for the year 2011-12 while Rs113.31 million would be spent on eight new development schemes.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2012
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