The present industrial area and the nearby property under the jurisdiction of the Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project are ready for development work to begin, according to the Ravi Urban Development Authority (Ruda) (RRUDP).
The current industrial area, known as the Ravi Industrial Zone, would reportedly be gated during the first phase in addition to having signage indicating its location, the names of its streets and roads, the type of industries it houses, etc. Sewerage pipes, water supply lines, and other infrastructure construction will begin in the following phase.
Similarly, the construction of the land designated for the state-of-the-art Ravi Industrial Estate, which is close to the existing industrial area, will also begin.
The total industrial area of the Ravi project consists of around 7,300 acres. Out of this, the existing industrial area consists of 2,500 acres or so. In contrast, Ruda plans to develop a modern industrial estate at the remaining land measuring 4,800 acres, said Inam Butt, Ravi Industrial Estate Association chairman.
At the existing zone comprising 2,500 acres, as many as 1,000 small and medium industrial units (steel, plastic, auto parts, and export item manufacturing units) are being run for long, Mr. Butt added.
He claimed that CEO Imran Ameen of Ruda informed the project’s business community during a meeting that the authority would regulate the current Ravi industrial zone to address all of the problems that the factory owners were having.
Moreover, according to Mr. Butt, the Ravi Industrial Zone has requested Rs5,000 and Rs10,000 from factory owners as enlistment costs/member fees for their business points measuring up to five Kanal and above, respectively. He spoke about the fee, development charges, etc., that the factory owners must pay the government to have their premises regularized.
The owners would also pay Rs. 500,000 per Kanal in development fees must be paid within five years, as well as Rs. 30 (each) in processing fees for each authority’s approval of a map.