KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed local government department to expedite the completion work of ongoing development schemes launched under Karachi Package by May 15. This he said while presiding over a meeting regarding Karachi Package here at Cm House on Monday.
The meeting was attended by Local Government Minister Jam Khan Shoro, Chairman P&D Mohammad Waseem, Principal Secretary to CM Sohail Rajput, PD Karachi Package Niaz Soomro and Engineer Khalid. The chief minister said before holding this meeting, he had visited the Submarine Chowrangi Underpass and Sunset Boulevard Flyover in his personal vehicle without any guard.
He added that the work on submarine Chowrangi was in full swing while the work on Sunset Boulevard flyover was slow. He expressed his displeasure and directed PD Niaz Soomro to get it sped up with proper quality of work. Shoro told the chief minister that the schemes of construction of bridge at Intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gizri Boulevard had been launched on September 19, 2017 for Rs662.530 million. Physical progress of the bridge is about 50 percent. At this, the chief minister told Shoro that he would open it for traffic on May 10.
“This may be treated as final date and on that day, it must be properly completed and beautified,” he said. “Yes, the Submarine Chowrangi Underpass would also be opened on May 10, 2018, therefore, it must be beautified with cultural tiles and necessary lights,” he said.
Shoro told the chief minister that the construction of Road from Fuwara Chowk to Garden via Abdullah Haroon Road and back to Fuwara Chowk via Zaibunisa Road had been launched on September 2017 for Rs643.675 million and its physical progress was above 60 percent. The chief minister directed Shoro to personally monitor its progress and he would open it for public on May 13.
Talking about construction of roads at Cantt Railway Station, the chief minister said that he had also visited them personally and found around 55 percent physical progress. “I am going to open it for traffic on May 25, 2018, therefore, it should be completed accordingly,” he said. It may be noted that the Cantt Station roads schemes was launched on September 19, 2017 for Rs237.488 million.
The local government minister told the chief minister that construction of 2000 Road Landhi launched on January 9, 2018 for Rs2,032.444 million had been completed by 66 percent. At this, the chief minister fixed May 13, 2018 to open it for transport. “You have completed 60 percent work, therefore, you will be able to complete it within a month,” he said.
The chief minister also said that he would open Tipu Sultan Road from Shahrah-e-Faisal to Karsaz on April 25, 2018. “I have personally visited this scheme and it has been completed by 85 percent,” he said and directed Niaz Soomro to personally monitor it so that it could be completed by April 25.
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