Daily Times

Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) Chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq has said that a 500kw grid station is being constructed on fast track basis on top priority at state of the art Allama Iqbal Industrial City, a mega project under CPEC.

Talking to a delegation of investors here on Wednesday, he said that he had had a fruitful meeting with FESCO Chief Executive Bashir Ahmad who said that construction of the grid is in full swing under the supervision of a team of highly qualified engineers and hoped to accomplish this task well ahead of schedule. He said progress of grid construction is being monitored on a monthly basis to fully ensure quality of work and standards of construction.

Mian Kashif said GM Sui Northern Gas Pipeline (SNGPL) and his technical team also gave categorical assurance that a sanctioned quota of gas would be made available at the industrial city soon after laying of pipelines. He said that as desired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, investors would be provided all facilities under one window operation including new connections of gas and electricity.

He said Prime Minister Imran Khan was taking personal interests for timely completion of this gigantic project of national importance which would help bring industrial revolution in the city country mainly aimed at the greater wealth of downtrodden and poor segments of the society besides ushering an era of prosperity and development.

FIEDMC Chief said PM Adviser on Commerce Razak Dawood and Minister Industries Punjab Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal have assured full support and cooperation to achieve the targets. He said in the first phase Rs7 billion have so far been spent in a transparent manner strictly adhering to PEPRA rules and nearly 20 units have started production in the area of the first phase.