The Provincial Assembly of Sindh unanimously passed the Government Bill No.07 of 2013- The Prevention of Defacement of Property Bill, 2013.
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
AUQAF AND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
MONDAY THE 3RD FEBRUARY, 2014.
*441. MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Planning & Development be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that any programmes have been placed by the government for the betterment of flood affectees of coastal areas of Karachi, Thatta and Badin;
(b) If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
SYED QAIM ALI SHAH JILLANI, (Chief Minister), Minister for Planning & Development:
(a) It is a fact that Government of Sindh has placed a development programme for the improvement of major fishermen settlements and betterment of flood affectees coastal areas of Thatta & Badin Districts through ADP. The title of the scheme is “Improvement of Major Fishermen’s Settlements and Rehabilitation of Flood Affected Areas in Coastal Areas of Thatta and Badin” reflected in ADP 2013-14 (ADP # 1279).
It is clarified that as per SCDA’s Act-1994 the jurisdiction of SCDA spans over coastal areas of Thatta & Badin Districts. Karachi is not included in the jurisdiction of SCDA.
(b)
The details are as under:-
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Total Estimated Cost
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Rs. 779.619 Million
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Implementation
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2012-13 to 2015-16
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Allocation for CFY 2013-14
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Rs. 336.923 Million
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The overall goal of the project is to rehabilitate the disaster affected and to develop/improve the major fishermen settlement of coastal areas of Thatta & Badin Districts through provision of basic civic, socio-economic and inter sectoral facilities so as to provide better public health and livelihood opportunities. The inputs of the project will provide improved social, economic, biological and livelihood aspects of people residing in major fishermen settlements and disaster affected coastal areas where the poverty level is increasingly high and the available natural resources are degrading/ depleting with the passage of time. Major fishermen settlements as well as other settlements situated in the coastal areas of Thatta and Badin Districts are the most affected areas resulted from frequent natural calamities along the coastal belt.
The details of the investments to be undertaken are as under:-
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S. No.
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Name of Intervention
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Nos.
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1.
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Construction of Floating Jetties alongwith community capacity building Centers & flood safety elevated platforms.
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03 No.
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2.
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Construction of pacca/metaled link roads.
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30.10 Kms
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3.
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Rehabilitation of disaster affected schemes (Road).
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40.40 Kms
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4.
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Water Supply schemes.
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02 No.
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Small Scale Interventions (SSI) Community driven initiatives (construction of link roads, water supply, one room school buildings, solar electrification, toilets, flood protection bunds, flood safety elevated platforms etc).
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110 No.
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6.
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Planting of mangroves in potential areas of coastal zone.
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3,500 Hectare
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*442. MS. HEER SOHO: Will the Minister for Planning & Development be pleased to state:-
Location-wise names of CDA prgrammes presently in progress in the province?
ANSWER
SYED QAIM ALI SHAH JILLANI, (Chief Minister), Minister for Planning & Development:
(a) It is clarified that Sindh Coastal Development Authority was established through an Act during 1994 by Sindh Assembly for overall development, improvement and beautification of the Coastal Areas of Thatta & Badin Districts.
There are three development schemes reflected in ADP 2013-14. The details are as under:-
(Rs. In Million)
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S. No./
ADP No.
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Name of scheme
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Estimated Cost
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Implementation period
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Target & Achievement as of 30-06-2013
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1/1278
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Sindh Costal Community Development Project
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3133.00
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2007-08 to 2013-14
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The said project was conceived during 2007-08 and stood completed on 30-06-2013. The project has been extended for six months i.e. July to 31st December,2013 exclusively for “close project accounts, prepare of inventories, handover project resources, facilitate final audit and prepare & process approval of PC-IV”.
Following were the targets and achievements:
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Name of Intervention
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Target
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Achievements
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Small Scale Community Development Schemes construction of link roads, water supply, one room school buildings, solar electrification, toilets, flood protection bunds, flood safety elevated platforms etc.
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1291 No.
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1291 No.
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Medium Scale Community Development Schemes-construction of like roads, water supply, school buildings etc.
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169 No.
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167 No.
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Mangroves Plantation
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10,000 Ha
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10,000 Ha
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Mangroves Plantation by Community
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350 Ha
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350 Ha
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Fish Ponds Development
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30 No.
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30 No.
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Rafts
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80 No.
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80 No.
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Hatchery Rehabilitation
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01 No.
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01 No.
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Baseline survey of coastal areas of Thatta & Badin Districts.
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01 No.
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01 No.
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Coastal Development Plan
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01 No.
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01 No.
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Area fisheries water quality survey
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01 No.
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Final report is awaited
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2/1279
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“Improvement of Major Fishermen’s Settlements and Rehabilitation of Flood Affected Areas in Coastal Areas of Thatta and Badin”
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779.619
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2012-13 to 2015-16
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Name of Intervention
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Target
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Achievements
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Construction of Floating Jetties alongwith community capacity building centers & flood safety elevated platforms.
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03 No.
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Construction of pacca/metaled like roads
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30.10 Kms
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Rehabilitation of disaster affected schemes (Roads)
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40.40 Kms
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Water Supply schemes
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02 No.
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Small Scale Interventions (SSI) Community driven initiatives (construction of link roads, water supply, one room school buildings, solar electrification, toilets, flood protection bunds, flood safety elevated platforms etc).
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110 No.
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Planting of mangroves in potential areas of coastal zone.
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3,500 Hectare
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3/1280
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Special Package for Coastal Development Authority (CDA)
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1000.00
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2013-14
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PC-I has been submitted to P&D Department.
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Note: As the jurisdiction of Sindh Coastal Development Authority span on Coastal areas of Thatta & Badin, as such, the location of the aforementioned three schemes is the eight coastal talukas of Thatta & Badin Districts (Six Talukas of Thatta District- Mirpur Sakro, Ghorabari, Keti Bunder, Kharochan, Shah Bunder & Jati and 02 talukas of Badin District-Badin and S.F. Rahu).
*522. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Auqaf be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that rain water trickled from dome inside the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar and people protested on it even budget is allocated every year but no development work was done there;
(b) If answer to (a) above be in the affirmative, the amount earmarked for dargah during 2008 to 2012 along with the work so far carried-out?
ANSWER
DOST ALI RAHIMO, Minister for Auqaf:
(a) Yes, the rain water was trickled in June, 2013. The Department took notice and called explanation. It was explained by the Project Director, DHLSQ that the rain water was being poured from unsealed windows, he further explained that the windows have been now closed and sealed.
(b) The details of amount earmarked for development schemes carried out during 2008-2012 is at Annexure, placed on the table of the House.
*726. MS. NAHEED BEGUM: Will the Minister for Auqaf be pleased to state:-
Facilities being provided to the devotees at the Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar by the Auqaf department?
ANSWER
DOST ALI RAHIMO, Minister for Auqaf:
The following facilities are being provided to the devotees at the time of annual urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalander by the Auqaf Department:-
(i) Clean drinking water.
(ii) Ladies & gents musafir khana.
(iii) Ladies & gents lavatory blocks.
(iv) Medical camps and free ambulance services.
(v) Illumination dargah.
(vi) Ladies & gents ablution arrangements.
(vii) Distribution of langar.
(viii) Distribution of cloths amongst widows and orphans.
(ix) 100 KV stand by generator.
(x) Round the clock sanitary workers.
(xi) Security arrangements in the Dargah.
Karachi:- G. M. Umar Farooq
the 31st January, 2014 Secretary
Provincial Assembly of Sindh.
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