Chief Secretary Reviews Quetta Master Plan, Dairy Farms Relocation, Water Use, Medical Reimbursement System
QUETTA, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 10th Sep, 2026) Chief Secretary Balochistan Shakeel Qadir Khan chaired a meeting to review the effective implementation of:
- Quetta Master Plan
- Relocation of dairy farms outside city limits
- Better utilization of water resources
- Enforcement of building codes
- Reforms in the medical reimbursement system for government employees.
Officials from Urban Planning & Development Department (UP&D), district administration, and other relevant departments attended the session.
The meeting was briefed that dairy farms within city limits were causing sanitation, health, traffic, and environmental issues. It was decided in principle to relocate these farms outside urban boundaries. Initial proposals regarding land availability, logistics, and estimated costs were presented.
The Chief Secretary directed departments to prepare a comprehensive relocation plan with clear timelines, responsibilities, and facilities, ensuring all stakeholders are taken on board.
On the Quetta Master Plan, he emphasized maintaining a balance between industrial, agricultural, and residential zoning to guarantee provision of basic facilities. He reiterated that creating a clean, safe, organized, and sustainable urban environment is a top government priority.
Highlighting water scarcity as a critical challenge, he praised initiatives such as recharge wells and reuse of water from mosques for agricultural purposes, urging further strengthening of such measures. He also stressed strict enforcement of building codes without exception, warning that negligence in urban planning regulations would not be tolerated.
The meeting also reviewed the existing medical reimbursement system for government employees. The Chief Secretary directed that the policy be revised to align with modern requirements, ensuring a transparent and uniform mechanism for medical expense payments. He instructed that clear rules be framed, eliminating favoritism, and emphasized the need to accelerate the implementation of health cards for government employees, supported by a digital system and inter-departmental coordination.
He made it clear that unnecessary delays in reforms would not be accepted and ordered departments to ensure progress according to set targets, keeping in view both the welfare of employees and the needs of the underprivileged public.
