The Kaduna State government on Wednesday said it had made plans to relocate artisans to decongest its metropolis.

Director-General, Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA), Isma’il Dikko, disclosed this in a statement in Kaduna.

Mr Dikko explained that the concentration of the artisans and car dealers in one place is in line with the urban development programme.

He said putting all mechanics, block makers, and car dealers in one place would enhance the security of the businesses, giving customers a range of choices to make.

Mr Dikko said the planned relocation would be done in phases, starting with car dealers, adding that two plots of land had been allocated to them at the Millennium City.

He said priority would be given to car dealers displaced by urban renewal projects before other registered dealers would be considered.

‘’Apart from the two plots at Millennium City, which we have even issued building permits to beneficiaries, we are trying to acquire a site along Kaduna-Abuja expressway and at the Kaduna-Zaria road, near the former Toll Gate.”

He said that all mechanics would also be relocated to Mechanics Village to ply their trade.

Mr Dikko further said that firms that engaged in block making would be relocated around Kaduna River, but the land was being worked out, adding that ‘’the new site will also enhance their productivity”. 

(NAN)