Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Noorul Amin Mengal on Saturday announced the allotment of land for the central office of Islamabad Industrial Association (IIA) and Islamabad Industrial Estate and issued orders for immediate implementation.
Chairman CDA said that the relevant directorate of CDA and IIA should hold a decision-making meeting in this regard as soon as possible for the implementation of this initiative.
Chairman CDA Noorul Amin Mengal said this while addressing the luncheon organized by the IAA.
He announced the nomination of the President of Islamabad Industrial Association Muhammad Ahmed Waheed as a member of the CDA Board and said that now the President of IIA will be included in the decisions making process.
The Chairman said that the location for the Islamabad Industrial Estate has been decided and the construction of the Islamabad Industrial Estate will be started soon and in the meeting of the CDA Board, where President IIA and President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry will participate as members.
He said President IIA Ahmed Waheed will now resolve problems by playing his role as a CDA board member. Mengal announced the allotment of land for the central office of IIA and issued an order for its immediate implementation.
He vowed to resolve the problems of Kahota and Rawat Industrial Zone on a priority basis and said that businessmen have a very important role in the country’s economy.
Chairman CDA also announced the construction of a modern hospital and the allocation of space for a medical college on the demand of the industrialists of Islamabad.
He said that the Industrial Association and Industrialists of Islamabad are giving employment to 500,000 people and it is about 0.5 million people have been provided employment by the members of this association.
He expressed the hope that the IIA and the industrialists will provide employment to more people in the same way after the creation of a new industrial zone.
