FAISALABAD:A World Bank six-member research team visited the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA) headquarters under the Secondary Citizens of Pakistan Project, here on Wednesday.
The team called on FDA Director General (DG) Dr Muhammad Zahid Ikram at his office and received a briefing on different ongoing and new projects of urban development and activities of the housing department in connection with town planning.
The FDA DG informed the team that a master plan for the city was in the pipeline, adding that the FDA was fulfilling administrative matters of 17 housing colonies and 18 commercial markets in the city. He also informed the team members about the measures taken to streamline TEPA (Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency) for better traffic management.
The team members were informed about the objective of a study, being conducted for urban development under the Secondary Citizens of Pakistan project. They said that under the World Bank’s associate in development programme, data was being collected about urban development, housing, transport, road sectors, sanitation, environment, municipal services, etc. The study report will be presented to the World Bank.
The research team, headed by National Focal Person Ali Haider Lodhi and Provincial Focal Person Wasim Ahmed Hashmi are currently visiting Faisalabad to review the environmental challenges, infrastructure, etc.