Islamabad, January 11, 2023 (PPI-OT):The meeting of the Standing Committee on Railways held today under the Chairmanship of Mr. Muhammad Mueen Wattoo, MNA on 11 January, 2023 at 11:00 in Committee Room of Divisional Superintendent Railways, Multan with reference to Notice No. 23/11/2022-Com-ll/Railways dated the 2″ January, 2023.
The meeting of the Standing Committee on Railways commenced with the recitation from the Holy Quran and the Committee approved the minutes of its meeting held on 23 November, 2022. The Implementation status on the previous recommendations was placed by the Ministry of Railways and the Committee discussed the same.
On the report submitted by the Ministry of Railways about the Calling attention Notice moved by Mr. Qadir Khan Mandokhail, MNA regarding handing over the administration of Railways school near Kala Pull, Karachi to TCF/ICWS discussed in detail but the mover who participated on video link was not satisfied and Committee decided to hold the meeting at Karachi for site visit in near future.
The Committee invited the Divisional Superintendent, (DS) Railways, and Multan for briefing on the agenda items. He expressed that 2236 Acre land of railways is encroached in Multan division for residential, commercial, agriculture and Govt departments whereas 5666 Acre land is leased out by Railways for different purposes like agriculture, Kachi Abadies, and commercial etc.
While responding to the question, the DS Railways Multan replied that commercial encroachment of 89 Acre in Multan Division could not be vacated due to litigation but the Committee emphasizes on its previous direction that encroached on railways land for commercial purposes should be vacated by using all means and Ministry of Railways, Director General, Property and Land and legal directorate was directed to approach the higher courts for vacation of stay orders but the matter is still pending and nobody has taken care DS, Multan informed that during the year 2021-22, 24.47 Acre of land including 9.10 Acre Commercial land was retrieved from the land grabbers. Ministry of Railways has given two and half month time to all Divisions of Railways for vacation of encroached land.
4. The Committee also took the notice of the billboards installed without permission and railways has no income from them and recommended to bring them in tax net. Ministry of Railways informed the Committee that 46 out of 230 coaches imported from China, have been reached at Pakistan and are running on the track.
5. The Committee was briefed that Railways Track in Sindh, Baluchistan and Punjab was damaged badly at ten locations and the same have been rehabilitated from the resources of Pakistan Railways and train operation is continued successfully.
Divisional Superintendent Railways, Lahore informed the Committee that the matter for de-sealing of the shops is under process as the occupants of shops were asked by Railways to deposit a fix amount along with affidavit as per the approved rent policy. Ministry of Railways informed the Committee that Legal advisor was hired through proper procedure.
The following MNAS, Ch. Muhammad Hamid Hameed, Mr. Muhammad Khan Daha, Mr. Ramesh Lal, Dr Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla and Pir Syed Fazal Ali Shah Jilani besides the officials of the Ministry attended the meeting the meeting was ended with the vote of thanks to and from the Chair.
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