Land of Baldia Town Cottage Industries asset of citizens: Mayor Karachi.

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that the land of Baldia Town Cottage Industries is the asset of the citizens, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto had announced to establishment of Cottage Industries here in 1993-94 for the citizens of Karachi. There are clear orders of the court to give possession of the plots to the allottees and KMC is ready for it.

He said this while presiding over a high-level meeting regarding Cottage Industries Baldia Town in his office on Monday. On this occasion, Municipal Commissioner Syed Afzal Zaidi, Parliamentary Leader in City Council Najmi Alam, Mayor Karachi Representative for Political Affairs Karamullah Waqasi, heads of relevant departments of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and other officers were also present.

Barrister Wahab said that Cottage Industries Baldia Town has an area of 348 acres in which 3946 plots were allotted to the citizens, 128 of them were allotted to the allottees through balloting as commercial plots.

The acquired land will be returned to them so that they can start their business, the possession of sectors A, B and C will be given to the allottees immediately while the sectors of cottage industries which are illegally occupied by some people will be vacated, he said.

The Mayor Karachi said that the purpose under which the cottage industry was established in Baldia...