Basic Infrastructure of District Muzaffar Garh

Road-Links

The district has a total metalled road-length of 1084 Kilometres. The district is linked with Multan, Rajanpur, D.G.Khan and Rahimyar Khan districts through metalled roads

Rail-Links

The district is linked with Multan and D.G.Khan districts through railway network

Under ground water resources are adequate in the district. The sub soil water throughout the district except the Belt in between Chowk Sarwar Shaheed and Rangpur is sweet where the sub soil water is brackish

There are two nullahs available in the district. However, permission from Irrigation and Power Department, Government of the Punjab is necessary for disposal of effluent after pre-treatment

There are 11 grid stations in the district (ranging in capacity from 66 KV to 132 KV

Natural gas is available in Muzaffargarh City, Kot Adu and Khangarh

There are 27 telephone exchanges operating in the district (ranging in capacity from 50 lines to 4000 lines). Cellular phone services are also available in the district

Foreign investors are permitted to hold 100% of the equity of industrial projects without any permission of the Government.

No prior Government sanction is required for establishment of an industry outside Ex-Municipal Territorial Limit of Town Committee / Municipal Corporation irrespective of its cost and size except the following:-

a. Arms & Ammunition.
b. Security Printing Currency & Mint.
c. High Explosives.
d. Radio Active Substances.
e. Alcoholic Beverages or Liquors.
f. Cotton Ginning Industry.
g. Flour Mills.

• No industry shall be established within the territorial limits of Ex-Municipal Corporation, Municipal Committee and Town Committees without prior approval of the Government.

• NOC from Environment Protection Department, Government of Punjab is required.

• Tourism has been given the status of industry in accordance with Ministry of Industries & Production Circular No. 1-129/99-INV-IV dated 2nd August 1999.

• The Housing and Construction Sector has also been declared as industry (Finance Division Notification No. 10(10)/IF-II/98, dated 07.4.1999 and 4.6.1999

• In accordance with Government notification No. 3(2)/97-INV-IV dated 05.5.1997, Computer Software and Information Technology (IT) have been declared as Industry.