Abdul Rasheed Solangi Secretary Industries and Commerce Department, Govt of Sindh Saturday visited Hyderabad SITE Association of Trade and Industries and held a detailed meeting with the Business Community, which was attended by Tarique Anwar Khokhar, MD SITE, Shahid Shah, MD SSIC, Junaid Ahmed, Director Industries and all leading industrialists of Hyderabad, Kotri, Nooriabad.

They welcomed the Secy Industries and his team and highlighted various issues of basic infrastructure facilities including roads and drainage and water supply. They also requested him for provision of Ambulance and Fire Tender and more development schemes for SITE Hyderabad. They also requested him for allotment of letters of SITE Hyderabad Phase II.

MD SITE and SSIC assured full support for the redressal of the grievances of the industrialists.

Solangi while addressing the Business Community announced Coordination Committee which would be headed by himself and would be consisting upon three Members from Nooriabad, Kotri and Hyderabad Industrial Zone and its monthly meetings would be convened on every month basis wherein all issues of the Business Community would be resolved. Its quarterly meeting would be convened by the Minister, Industries and Commerce.

He further said that Govt of Sindh is committed to facilitating Business Community while providing basic infrastructure facilities in all Industrial Zones so that business activities are economic activities are increased and people of this Province are provided job opportunities and poverty is alleviated.

He announced that Hyderabad Industrial Zone would be provided Ambulance and Fire Tender very soon and Development works would also be included in the next ADP and Federal PSDP.

He also announced that Sindh Handicrafts Exhibition will be organized in EXPO, Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad for the promotion of Sindh Handicrafts and Industries

Solangi announced that 5 ADP schemes relating to Sindh Small Industries Corporations for the provision of drainage water supply and roads of more than Rs.400.00 million have been approved and very soon, tenders would be called.

He also announced that the development of roads and drainage for Kotri Industrial Zone of Rs 400.00 has been approved on 1st February with that there will be much improvement in the said zone