KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah Thursday presided the 28th Board Meeting of Sindh Coal Authority here at CM House.
The meeting discussed various issues in detail and took decisions to accelerate the pace of development in the Thar area.
The Chief Minister stressed the need to take effective measures for supply of water through irrigation system upto Nabisar branch.
This, he said was needed to provide early effluent disposal there and also to expedite construction of road network from Mirpurkhas to Islamkot via Digri, Naokot and Mithi (at the cost of Rs 4.3 billion).
He directed the ACS (P&D), Sindh Finance Secretary and Secretary for Coal initiate accordingly and do the needful in this regard.
Earlier, Sindh Coal Authority officials informed the meeting participants that at present 29 RO plants were fully functional in Thar, and water is being provided free of cost.
They said that 25 RO plants were under the commissioning process in Badin and Thatta district, while the work on additional 29 RO plants is also in progress.
These plants were announced by Chief Minister Sindh, they said.
Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah also emphasized that in case, there is delay in work of railway track, the construction work on provision of road be accelerated.
The Board was informed that the Civil Aviation Authority has started work on Thar Airport while the groundbreaking ceremony will be held soon.
The meeting also discussed the decline in the price of cotton, and assured the growers of Sindh that their interest will be protected.
He assured that efforts will be made to procure cotton from growers on reasonable rates, and the same will be exported to other countries through Trading Corporation of Pakistan.
The meeting was informed that the work on Thar lodge is in finishing stage and transmission line matter is being persuaded with Ministry of Water and Power.
The meeting was attended among others by Sindh Minister for Information Sharjeel Enam Memon, Minister for Population Welfare Department Syed Ali Mardan Shah, Muhammad Taimoor Talpur MPA, Muhammad Hayat Talpur MPA, Additional Chief Secretary (P&D) Muhammad Ishaque Lashari, Secretary Finance Sindh Naveed Kamran Baloch, Secretary Coal Department Aijaz Ali Khan, Director General Sindh Coal Authority Abdul Majeed Pathan and Arbab Ahmed Wazir Memon.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011
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