PPP ~ Development projects and modernisation of Sindh

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KARACHI – Lyari General Hospital (LGH) Karachi administration has decided to establish Skin, Nephrology and Burns Departments in the hospital, while Radiology Department would also be upgraded soon, sources at LGH told the media recently.

An administrative officer of Lyari General Hospital, on condition of anonymity, said; Hospital administration has decided to set up skin, nephrology and burns departments in the hospital as these major departments were not established so far in the hospital, despite planning for several years.

It was also decided that the outdated machinery will be up-graded in the radiology department of the hospital, as currently the diagnostic machines at the facility are not producing good results.

He said; A summery has been sent to provincial health department for establishment of new departments in the hospital and development work would be started soon after its approval. He informed that; Although doctors and other staff are available to run skin, nephrology and burns departments, but due to lack wards and other facilities, these departments could not be opened yet.

He said; A rising number of skin, nephrology and burns injuries cases are occurring in the area, so there is an urgent need for proper departments in the hospital, to cater to patients at a local level.

Sources said; patients with skin, nephrology and burns emergency requirements are being referred to other public and private sector hospitals, due to lack of facilities in the hospital. Over 3,000 patients visit this hospital’s OPDs on a daily basis.

Medical Superintendent, Lyari General Hospital, Dr Aziz Soomro, was reached over phone but he refused to respond.

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Pakistan's tallest skyscraper coming to Karachi

KARACHI:Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on Monday approved the proposed construction plan of a 46-floor high rise building with the conditions to complete other requirements such as environmental and traffic de-congestion studies. A board meeting was under the chairmanship of the CM.

In the meeting the CM Sindh was given a briefing on the proposed building plan by the architect of the building to be constructed on a plot measuring 4044.00 square yards located in Civil Lines Quarters, Victoria Road, Karachi.

According to the proposal the building would have 46-floor with basements, a large car parking of seven floors from 2nd to 8th floor, 9th to 10th floor reception while from 11th to 39th floor there would be flats and on 40th floor the building would have its solar panels again from 41 to 45 floor it would have apartments and on the roof top the building would have a helipad.

The CM asked the architect to conduct the EPA and Traffic-de-congestion studies before starting the construction. To a question, the architect told the meeting that the building would have its own power plant, therefore they would not need power connection.

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Govt prepares plan for two new development projects

The Sindh Government has decided to add two new separate development components, each to ensure community development at grass root level and improve the standard of higher education upto international level.

This was decided in a consultative meeting presiding over by Chief Minister for preparation of new ADP proposals for Financial Year 2015-16 in Karachi.

He directed the officers to keep separate budgetary provision for the universities.

Presided over a Sindh High Density Development Board in Karachi, Chief Minister approved construction plan of a 46-floor high rise building with the conditions to complete other requirements such as environmental and traffic de-congestion studies.

The meeting told that the building would have its own power plant, therefore they would be no need to get a power connection.

The building would also have a RO plant, therefore the building would not get water connection.

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Sindh government announces incentives for teachers

KARACHI: The Sindh government has allowed incentives to teachers under the administrative control of Bureau of Curriculum and Extension Wing, Sindh, Jamshoro.

According to a memorandum issued by the Finance Department, the teachers of BS-15 will be sent to BS-17 after 9 years of service; from BS-17 to BS-18 after 14 years and BS-18 to BS-19 after 21 years.

Drawing master/drawing instructor/junior drawing instructor/arts instructors/equivalent teachers of BS-14 will be awarded next higher grade i.e. BS-15 after 9 years; BS-15 to BS-16 after 14 years and BS-16 to BS-17 after 21 years.

Drawing teacher/physical training instructor/oriental teacher/junior school teacher/music teacher/equivalent teachers (BS-9) will be granted next grade i.e. BS-12 after 9 years; BS-12 to BS-14 after 14 years; BS-14 to BS-15 after 21 years and BS-15 to BS-16 after 25 years.

Primary School Teacher/equivalent Teachers (BS-7) will be awarded next higher grade BS- 10 after 09 years; BS-10 to BS-11 after 14 years; BS-11 to BS-14 after 21 years and BS-14 to BS-15 after 25 years.

However, the benefit of time scale will be considered and allowed on the recommendations of respective competent forum after scrutiny of service record/ACRs etc. instead of allowing by the simple notification.

Higher grade will be considered as perusal to the incumbent without allowing premature increment at the time of pay fixation in higher grade and the award of higher scale will not create any right to claim of higher post.

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Inauguration of Electrification of different villages in Matiari

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NICVD gets go-ahead for rehabilitation

KARACHI: The Sindh chief minister and chairperson of the National Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases (NICVD) board, Qaim Ali Shah, has approved Rs1.1 billion for construction and improvement of the cardiovascular facility so that it can be made into a state-of-the-art institute.

Giving a presentation at a meeting on Tuesday, NICVD executive director Dr Nadeem Qamar said the institute was established in 1960 with 300 beds. Currently, it has only 650 beds. “Keeping in view the growing population pressure, there is a need to increase the number of wards and beds for which additional staff, such as senior and junior doctors, paramedical staff and administrative staff members, must be hired,” he said.

Qamar said that the additional financial impact of the new faculty and administrative staff appointments will come to Rs14.6 million monthly while it will cost Rs175.6 million per year. He also said the hospital has three medical wards and two surgical wards. The hospital needs at least six medical wards and three surgical wards with each ward having 100 beds. “We want to establish a vascular surgery department as well,” he said.

Dr Qamar proposed to increase the salary of postgraduates working at the hospital. “The postgraduates are responsible for the working of a hospital. Unfortunately, they are reluctant to work with NICVD because it offers low salaries,” he explained.

Currently, the Fellowship of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS) trainees are given a stipend of Rs42,500, Diploma in Cardiology holders are given Rs17,000, trainee resident medical officers get Rs32,000 and Members of College of Physicians and Surgeons in anaesthesia are given Rs42,500. According to Qamar, FCPS trainees salary should be increased to Rs75,000 while the others should be increased to Rs50,000. All of these proposals were approved by the chief minister.

There are 115 employees working at NICVD on a daily-wage basis. The chief minister directed the executive director to regularise their services.

The board also approved the appointment of specialists on a contract basis through the Cardiovascular Foundation. The board also approved the signing of a contract with Medtronic for the rehabilitation of hospital. Medtronic is an American Company that wants to rebuild NICVD’s ICU, operating theatre and refurbish its catheterisation laboratory in order to make the hospital into a world-class institution.

The other decisions the board took included giving drawing and disbursing officers powers to senior officers for amounts less than Rs100,000, the preparation of a master plan for next 50 years and the redesign of resident medical officers as associate physicians. The chief minister also approved an internal audit of the NICVD by an independent auditor.

 

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KMC-MEDIBANK TRUST INK AGREEMENT FOR SETTING UP OF FREE PHARMACY IN ABBASI SHAHEED HOSPITAL

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and the MediBank Trust have signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) for establishment of a Free Pharmacy for providing free of cost medicines to the poor and needy patients.

On behalf of KMC the Senior Director Medical & Health Services Dr. Salma Kausar and from MediBank the trustee Tariq Mehmood signed the memorandum which will be for five years and renewable on yearly basis with the mutual consent of both the parties.

Under the agreement KMC will provide the space free of cost properly furnished for facilitation centre, whereas the MediBank Trust will provide free drugs prescribed in the O.P.Ds for the poor & needy patients.

The doctor nominated by Abbasi Shaheed Hospital will be furnished MediBank patient’s cards as per the policy on daily basis. The MediBank patient card and prescription slip will be presented by the patient at Medibank Trust Counter/Pharmacy for issuance of medicines.



Four govt hospitals to get free medicine

KARACHI: Medibank Trust would provide free medicine to patients in four government hospitals in Karachi in memory of the colleagues and their relatives who have passed away; this was announced by the Medibank Trust in a launching ceremony held at a local hotel on Monday.

The hospitals where clinics are to be set up include Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH), Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Civil Hospital Karachi and Pakistan Railway Hospital. Initially, 40 life-saving medicines would be provided.

Medibank clinic at ASH will be named after 12th Commoner Dr Sundus Qureshi which was inaugurated by her mother, while clinic at JPMC will be named after the late wife of Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqi, which was inaugurated by his daughter Saba Siddiqi.

Earlier, IG Ghulam Haider Jamali gave lunch to the participants. Chief Secretary Siddique Memon, PNSCChairman Arif Elahi, Additional Secretary Establishment Islamabad, Accountant Director General Evaluation Pakistan Customs Samera Nazeer, Collector Customs Rubina Wasti, DC Malir Qazi Jan Muhammad, Auria Jan Maqbool, Senior Director ASH Salma Kausar, Executive Director of JPMC Professor Anisul Hasan Bhatti and other senior officers of different were also present.

The commissioner hoped that the clinics being set would help fulfill needs of patients. It would provide 12th Commonors of Civil Services Academy a chance to serve the humanity in cooperation with the hospitals for which he extended his gratitude to them. He said Medibanks Trust is already serving in other provinces and now the trust has decided to work in Sindh which is being started from Karachi.

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672-megawatt energy project from garbage in Karachi

Sindh Government is initiating a project under Public Private Partnership to produce 672 megawatts of electricity from garbage in Karachi to help reduce the power shortage in the country.

The project will be a joint venture of Sindh Government and US based Princeton Environment Group that will execute the project.

The project will also help clean the city.

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Sindh Govt, Chinese company to enhance potential of agriculture sector

The Sindh Government in collaboration with a Chinese company is starting a program in the province to enhance the potential of agriculture sector and to develop all components /organizations in the sector to ensure sustainable green revolution and Food Security in the province.

Under the project, traditional cultivation will be converted to modern methodology with use of latest powerful input articles.

The project also includes effective technical training of the agriculture officers and progressive farmers for their capacity building that will be provided by the Chinese firm.

The Chinese firm will also provide their expertise in the establishment of competent fertilizer units, seed development institutes and efficient water technology not only to grow more but to get more yield from the crops and conduct studies for future development.

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Sindh government launches Rs 9958 million Karachi-Thatta dual carriageway

KARACHI: The Sindh Government has launched the mega development project in road sector by signing concession agreement for construction of Karachi-Thatta Dual carriage way with a total cost of Rs. 9,958 million under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode of investment.

The total cost of this project Rs. 9958 million includes Rs. 7,499 million as total construction cost and Rs 2460 million as the total project development cost.As per financial structure, 70 per cent of the project cost that is Rs 6,971 million will be arranged through commercial loan and the remaining 30 per cent Rs. 2,987 million will be contributed through equity by both partners in which 53.3 per cent equal to Rs. 1,593 million will be contributed by F.W.O whereas the remaining 46.7 per cent equal to Rs. 1,394 million will be borne by the Government of Sindh.

Sindh CM Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Sindh Minister for Finance Syed Murad Ali Shah, Sindh Minister for Information and Local Government Sharjeel Inam Memon, Director General F.W.O Muhammad Afzal Khan, Director Plans F.W.O Brigadier Sultan, Additional Chief Secretary P&D Muhammad Waseem, Secretary Finance Sohail Rajput, officers from Provincial Works and Services, Finance Department, Board of Investment attended and witnessed the signing ceremony.While Sindh Government's Chief Engineer Works and Services Syed Pervaiz Ali Shah and Director Plans F.W.O Brigadier Sultan signed agreement on behalf of their organisations.

Addressing the ceremony, the CM Sindh said that Karachi-Thatta dual carriage- way was a most important project which is to be linked with Thatta to Mithi road onward to Islamkot and Thar coal field areas, carrying overall road length to 296 kilometres.

He said that it is also important that we have signed the agreement, with the F.W.O which according to him was a very much technically sound organisation of this country. By virtue of its capacity, the FWO will complete this project in between one and half year or before.

He said that this dual carriage way will serve millions of commuters, travelling along Karachi-Thatta and will open new avenues of income, employment, trade and investment opportunities in the area through creation of soft infrastructure for social development.

Sindh Minister for Finance Syed Murad Ali Shah while addressing the ceremony said that the PPP project being initiated under the innovative ideas of Peoples Party leadership are not only limited to the infrastructure projects but it includes projects from the other sectors including energy, health and education Departments.

He further added that the Education Department recently handed over the management of three schools of Khairpur to a well reputed education management organisation under PPP mode in the process of improving the education at local level in Sindh.

The Health Department lately signed a services and management contract with reputable medical institutions including Indus Hospital, Dr. Ziauddin and Aman Foundation for uplifting majors Hospitals in Sindh.

Similarly Sindh Government also initiated Nooriabad Power project of 100 KV under PPP mode. He said that we have also successfully completed the Hyderabad- Mirpurkhas dual carriage road under PPP mode of investment and also planning other mega development project for infrastructure development.

Director General FWO Muhammad Afzal Khan while addressing the ceremony said that presently FWO was executing many mega infrastructure development projects including maintenance of Lahore - Islamabad Motorway.

He said that a mega project of M-9 Motorway from Karachi to Hyderabad is being started within month's time and would be completed before the stipulated period, similarly Karachi-Thatta dual road would also be completed in a year after starting the work on ground.

He said that financial close for the project is expected by the end of the July 2015 and after that very soon we expect to arrange ground breaking ceremony of this project. He said that FWO shall design, finance build, operate and transfer the project and it is also required to operate and maintain the dual carriage-way throughout the life of concession period of 25 years.

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