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FAISALABAD, Jan 13 (APP):The divisional administration has constituted a District Industrial Relocation (DIR) Committee in Faisalabad to facilitate gradual shifting of industrial units out of the city for sustainable industrial development and long-term urban planning in the division.
A spokesman for the district administration said on Tuesday that the DIR Committee has
been notified on the initiative of Commissioner Raja Jahangir Anwar and it would work
at the official level in consultation with the Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), Sizing Association, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) and small industries.
The committee would conduct a comprehensive survey and propose measures to create operational
environment conducive to relocate industrial units from residential and congested urban areas.
It would also prepare a joint future roadmap and frame recommendations for relocating industries
to designated industrial zones outside the city in addition to ensuring the provision of appropriate
infrastructure, facilities and incentives, he added.
He said that the planning exercise would help address key challenges, including air pollution, management of industrial wastewater, traffic congestion and public health concerns.
Director General (DG) Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) has been appointed as convener of the committee while District Officer Industries would serve as its secretary.
The committee members include Additional Commissioner Coordination, Director Punjab Small Industries Corporation, Director Labor, Deputy Director Environmental Protection, Municipal Officer Planning (Municipal Corporation), General Manager Technical Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development & Managing Company (FIEDMC) and nominated representatives of the Vice Chancellors of National Textile University Faisalabad (NTUF) and Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF).
Under its terms of reference, the committee would survey industries in residential areas causing air and noise pollution and discharging chemically contaminated wastewater, with a view to their relocation.
It would hold consultations with industry stakeholders on incentives for shifting units to industrial zones and present comprehensive, practical proposals for industrial relocation.
The committee would also formulate plans for land acquisition and transfer to support industrial relocation and future industrial growth in Faisalabad, spokesman added.