Mosimiyat Flyover inaugurated: Sharjeel apologises to people for delay in BRT project

KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport & Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has apologized to the people for the delay in the completion of the BRT project.

He offered the apology while talking to media persons on the occasion of the inauguration of the Mosimiyat Flyover, an important component of the Red Line BRT project.

He said that the work on University Road “has almost been completed”. The FWO also carried out the work rapidly; however, it also faced various difficulties.

On this occasion, Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani and Karachi Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad were also present with him. Before the inauguration, Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon visited the Red Line BRT corridor, where the authorities concerned briefed him on the ongoing work and progress on the project.

The minister said that the Mosimiyat Flyover was an important component of the Red Line BRT project, and it had been opened for traffic.

He said that the flyover would be opened for the public within two days.

He said that the construction contracts had been made for two years; however, during this period, a storm of inflation hit the entire country.

First, the price of the dollar increased, then the rates of cement increased, and after that, petrol prices also increased. Despite inflation and the rising costs, work on the project continued.

He said that the government made agreements with the relevant institutions, and all matters were taken forward through mutual consultation.

“Our entire team worked hard for the completion of the project, and I am proud of my entire team for the speed at which the work on the project was completed,” he said.

The minister said that the difficulties faced by the people in commuting on the University Road “have almost been eliminated, and the work on University Road has almost been completed”.

Work on the BRT is also continuing, and other works, including the stations, were being completed rapidly.

He said that the government of Sindh had a clear vision that development works should be carried out in every sector of the city.

Various departments are fulfilling their responsibilities for the development of Karachi.

Karachi needed work for its construction and development for a long time, and our effort is to take effective measures in this direction.

However, the transport problems in Karachi have been resolved to a considerable extent.

In response to a question, Sharjeel Inam Memon said that we do not give importance to the statements of MQM’s Waseem Akhtar. The MQM people are doing political point-scoring, therefore, more attention should not be given to the statements of the MQM people.

In response to another question, he said that we understand that there is a parking problem, but whoever comes to buy something parkedtheir vehicle right in front of the shop.

He said that the two major problems of Karachi are water and traffic, and work is continuing to resolve both these problems.

The public should also take care to help resolve the traffic problem; this is a shared responsibility of everyone.

In response to yet another question, Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that at present, we are constructing the BRT stations and, God willing, the buses will also start operating soon. He said that there was no negligence involved in the problems that occurred; there were some issues and matters because of which there was a delay.

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