Karachi, July 31, 2018 (PPI-OT): Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar said district administration implement the orders of the Court regarding shifting of oil tankers to Zulfiqarabad Parking Terminal as provided all facilities for parking of oil tankers at ZOTPT and now district administration is responsible for shifting of tankers at the Zulfiqarabad Parking Terminal. He said this while addressing a meeting regarding the Zulfiqarabad Parking Terminal in his office on Monday which was attended by the Financial Advisor Dr. Asghar Abbas Shaikh, director technical S.M Shakaib, director Terminals Raza Abbas Rizvi and other officers were also present this occasion.
Mayor Karachi said a arrangement at this parking terminal were completed but still required results were not achieved regarding parking of oil tankers due to the reason that other organizations did not followed the directives of the Court. He said under section 144 oil tankers parked outside this terminal should be banned and action should be taken against persons doing so. He said that this oil tanker parking terminal has the capacity of parking 3200 oil tankers and with all required facilities including mosque, rest area, canteen, bathrooms and service and maintenance shops of tankers were made available at the terminal. This terminal will have 140 toilets and a police kiosk and 36 feet wide road has been constructed along with oil tanker parking terminal.
The facilities of the drivers have been provided while there would be an infrastructure for 10,000 will be available. Six time zones have been fixed for tankers oil filling tankers. Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar said that shifting of tankers in Zulfiqarabad Oil Tankers Parking Terminal would decrease traffic problems in Karachi. No charges will be recovered for a month from tankers so that this terminal could be made fully operational. He said we have made this oil tanker terminal has the capacity of parking 3200 oil tankers and all facilities of the drivers have been provided while there would be an infrastructure for 10,000 will be available and six time zones have been fixed for tankers oil filling tankers.
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Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC)
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