They said that correct estimates had not been made so far to cover the infrastructure expenditure, which may exceed the approximate estimates. The source from where the money would come was still unknown, they added.
They said that infrastructure development was to follow planning and cutting of plots, allotment or auction of plots, arrangement for small loans and identification of market for which goods would be produced were some other problems to be dealt with.
The concept paper had also gone substantial changes and it had not been made available to planners.
INDUSTRIAL ESTATE: The Sindh industries department has also announced to set up industrial estate for small industries costing Rs 106 million at the Northern Bypass and an industrial park at some location in the Shersha area.
These two projects, though the government claims are in the initial stages of planning, but sources said that even the initial planning was restricted to its concept in the minutes of meetings.
They said that acquisition of land had not been done so far for any project except textile city at Bin Qasim. The infrastructure facilities on which the industries department intended to depend were those of the Site.
These are inadequate to meet the requirement of the existing industrial units. Power shortage, inadequate roads and restricted water supply have already made production difficult for the units in Site.
However, Sindh Minister for Labour, Transport, Industries and Commerce Adil Siddiqui has expressed his optimism on the prospects of artisan city, industrial estate for small industries at the Northern Bypass, industrial park at Shershah and textile city at Bin Qasim and hopes to see these projects on ground during 2005.
On reaching here from London on Thursday he said that all necessary steps to begin these projects had been taken and infrastructure in the Site area was present to at least to meet the requirement of industrial estate for small units at Shershah.