10-29-2010, 06:43 PM
A special meeting of DHA's Executive Board chaired by its President Corps Commander Lieutenant General Shahid Iqbal was held on Wednesday at Headquarters 5 Corps to approve DHA's development budget for the fiscal year 2010-2011. The Corps Commander asked DHA staff and management to build continually upon the trust of the Housing Authority, to maintain transparency and professionalism in all their undertakings and to uphold DHA's good name, reputation and credibility, at all cost.
Corps Commander stressed on the need to revive the Hospital project in DHA Phase-VIII for provision of a top-of-the-line medical facility and subsequently the establishment of a medical College for the welfare and wellbeing of DHA's residents and citizens of Karachi. He also directed DHA to get DHA City project included in the loop of Mass Transit System 2030 of Karachi, which would substantially reduce the travelling time from DHA City to the metropolis.
He also desired that DHA should evaluate developing projects like state-of-the-art theme park, Disney Land, a food court etc in the recently launched DHA City Karachi project on Super Highway in the early stages of its development to create attraction and enhance the efficacy of the area. He said, this would give a boost to fast track development of the new satellite estate.
The Executive Board approved a development strategy for DHA to ensure speedy and substantial infrastructure development of phase-VIII and other ongoing development works in DHA. Early completion of DHA City Karachi project within the stipulated timeline was also the significant feature of the envisaged strategy.
Corps Commander stressed on the need to revive the Hospital project in DHA Phase-VIII for provision of a top-of-the-line medical facility and subsequently the establishment of a medical College for the welfare and wellbeing of DHA's residents and citizens of Karachi. He also directed DHA to get DHA City project included in the loop of Mass Transit System 2030 of Karachi, which would substantially reduce the travelling time from DHA City to the metropolis.
He also desired that DHA should evaluate developing projects like state-of-the-art theme park, Disney Land, a food court etc in the recently launched DHA City Karachi project on Super Highway in the early stages of its development to create attraction and enhance the efficacy of the area. He said, this would give a boost to fast track development of the new satellite estate.
The Executive Board approved a development strategy for DHA to ensure speedy and substantial infrastructure development of phase-VIII and other ongoing development works in DHA. Early completion of DHA City Karachi project within the stipulated timeline was also the significant feature of the envisaged strategy.