Sindh Govt to establish five Effluent Treatment Plants in Karachi

Karachi (HRNW) Sindh minister for Industries and Commerce & Cooperative Department Jam Ikramuallah Dharejo has said that Industries Department in collaboration with Karachi Water and Sewerage Board will establish five Effluent Treatment Plants in Karachi at the cost of Rs. 18.143 billions. This he said while talking to a delegation of Industrialists, led by Salman Chawla President SITE Association here in his office on Monday. On this occasion Secretary Industries and Commerce Nasim Ul Ghani Sahito was also present. He said that these Effluent Treatment Plants would be established at SITE, Federal B. Area, Supper High Way SITE, Landhi/Korangi and Lyari. Provincial minister for Industries and Commerce & Cooperative Department Jam Ikramuallah Dharejo added, ‘ The objective of establishing these Effluent Treatment Plants is to avoid contamination of natural water bodies, soil, agriculture crops and other natural water resources ‘. He said that Sindh government was keenly interested to resolve the issues of industrial zones on priority basis and ready to cooperate with industrialists to boost up industrial activities in the province. Jam Ikramuallah Dharejo said that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had directed to provide best services to investors and industrialists to motivate them to establish new Industries in Sindh so that new opportunities of employment would generate.