Karachi: The Supreme Court-mandated commission on water and sanitation in Sindh has directed the authorities to issue a notification regarding a master plan for Karachi in the light of the 2007 judgement of the Supreme Court, according to a news report. The commission also instructed to submit a compliance report within two days.
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Amir Hani Muslim heading the commission stated that it had passed an order in March, directing the provincial government to issue a formal notification for a master plan of Karachi and other big cities. Despite the directive, a notification had not been issued. The commission was assured that a notification in this regard will be issued soon.
The commission also allowed time till October 9 for the submission of a report on the conversion of industrial plots into commercial ones in Karachi and other parts of the provinces. Previously, the commission had expressed concerns over the construction of commercial plazas on industrial plots.
