Usta Muhammad district coordination committee meets under Deputy Commissioner

USTA MUHAMMAD: An important meeting of the District Coordination Committee was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Usta Muhammad Muhammad Ramzan Pallal.

Co-chairman Sardar Haroon Khan Jamali, Zarrar Khan Jamali, Major Yasir, Assistant Commissioner Maria Shamoon, District Health Officer Dr Amir Ali Jamali, Medical Superintendent Dr Zain-ul-Abideen, Principal of the Boys Degree College Usta Muhammad Professor Obaidullah Khan Zehri and Treasury Officer Sajid Hussain Jamali attended. Officers of the irrigation, education, B&R, agriculture and police departments and other departments concerned also took part.

Review of development projects

The meeting reviewed in detail the ongoing and completed development schemes under Phase II of the Balochistan Special Development Initiative (BSDI). The new projects to be started under Phase III were also discussed.

Officers of the agriculture, police, irrigation and health departments, the veterinary hospital, the excise and social welfare departments and other departments concerned gave detailed briefings on their performance, ongoing activities and the problems they face.

The meeting also reviewed the removal of illegal encroachments from the city, the prevention of drug use, improvement of the traffic system, records of challans issued for traffic violations, registration of religious seminaries, the overall law and order situation and security arrangements at hospitals.

The Deputy Commissioner directed the officers concerned to take effective steps to resolve the problems faced by citizens, ensure the rule of law and improve public facilities.

Drainage and other matters

The meeting gave special and detailed consideration to drainage projects in Usta Muhammad under the Balochistan Special Development Initiative. It was stressed that, before starting construction and excavation of drains, the departments concerned must fully identify clean drinking water pipelines, gas pipelines and the fibre network. This is to ensure that these important installations are not damaged during development work.

The need to work on projects through effective coordination and mutual cooperation among the departments concerned was also stressed.

Concern was expressed at the slow pace of construction of the Rural Health Centre (RHC) Gandakha. The authorities concerned were directed to speed up the work and take the necessary steps to complete the project within the stipulated time.

Dissatisfaction was expressed over the quality of the cameras being installed under the Safe City Project. The need to ensure quality and to take steps in line with the requirements of the project was stressed.

The Deputy Commissioner further directed that officers whose official codes have not yet been issued should complete the necessary procedure. He said officers whose codes are still with Jafarabad district should contact the authorities concerned to have them transferred to Usta Muhammad district, so that official and administrative business is not obstructed.

At the end of the meeting, Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ramzan Pallal expressed the resolve that all departments concerned would, through mutual contact and a coordinated strategy, effectively discharge their responsibilities. These include timely completion of development projects, resolving public problems, improving civic facilities and establishing law and order.

He said the main purpose of all the district heads sitting together was to take serious steps, jointly, to address the problems of the people.

Photo: Courtesy DGPR Balochistan