Moin Ullah Shah
KARACHI: On the occasion of the forthcoming Eid al-Adha, the Commissioner Karachi Office will issue permits for the establishment of cattle markets after consultation with the police and traffic police, officials said.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi on Thursday. The meeting was attended by DIG Traffic Syed Pir Muhammad Shah, Additional Commissioner Karachi-I Ghulam Mehdi Shah, Managing Director of the Solid Waste Management Board Tariq Nizamani, Municipal Commissioner Abrar Jaffer, Assistant Commissioner Revenue Sajjad Abro, and senior officers of town municipal corporations and cantonment boards, while all deputy commissioners participated via video link.
Officials said cattle markets established without permission would be considered illegal and action would be taken against them. They added that all relevant agencies, including the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, town municipal corporations and cantonment boards, would be required to approach the concerned deputy commissioner for approval before setting up markets in their respective areas.
It was decided that coordinated measures would be taken by all deputy commissioners and police to prevent the emergence of unauthorised cattle markets across the city. The meeting also agreed that security, cleanliness and parking arrangements would be ensured at all approved cattle markets.
Authorities directed all agencies to complete planning within one week and to submit written requests to the relevant deputy commissioners for proposed sites, so that permits could be issued in consultation with relevant departments.
It was further decided that permits would only be granted for locations where cattle markets would not create traffic or sanitation problems. Officials were informed that last year permission had been granted for 14 cattle markets, including the central market, with four set up by KMC, seven by town municipal corporations, one in Malir 15 and one in Ibrahim Hyderi Bhains Colony.
KMC and town municipal corporations were instructed to propose only those sites where residents would not face inconvenience and where traffic and cleanliness issues would not arise.
