Newly-appointed Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Administrator Roshan Ali Shaikh on Sunday said that all sorts of contractor payments had been stopped in KMC till further orders as payment of staff salary and pension was top most in priorities.
Officers must strengthen their coordination with their departmental staff. The team working with me would have to deliver and there would be no room for carelessness or negligence in our system. Full protection will be provided to those officers who were working in right direction and in accordance with legal requirements in their departments, he said while addressing an introductory meeting of departmental heads at Civic Centre. Metropolitan Commissioner Samiuddin Siddiqui was also present on this occasion.
Shaikh urged the officers to ensure team work with full commitment and best of planning.
He instructed the director general technical services to ensure that all development sites had protective green net and lighting arrangement with fixing of KMC boards having name and phone number of concerned officer.
He said an FIR would be lodged against the officer if someone’s death occurred due to his negligence. All illegal and unauthorized hoardings and billboards in the city must be removed immediately, he directed.
The KMC administrator said the KMC helpline numbers must be fully activated so that citizens have convenience solving their problems by contacting the department.
He said tree plantation and greenery work on large scale would also be launched in the city with taking all stakeholders on board. The KMC will lead all these organisations.
The administrator said they must not ignore any location or place by simply saying that it was not in the jurisdiction of KMC.
He said the citizens should also know about the working of different KMC departments for which a proper and comprehensive coverage should be ensured. The officers must have prior planning of their work and they should not express their ignorance or commit any carelessness in resolving citizens’ problems. For better performance, it is essential to carry out planning for the whole year in advance, he opined.
