KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the FWO and PD K-IV bulk water supply project to expedite the work so that people of Karachi can get water in 2018.
This he said while presiding over a meeting to review the progress on K-IV and Lyari Expressway here at New Secretariat, said a statement issued here on Monday.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Local Government Jam Khan Shoro, Chief Secretary Rizwan Memon, Principal Secretary to CM Naveed Kamran Baloch, Commissioner Karachi Aijaz Ali Khan, Commander FWO Brig Waseem baber, PD K-IV Saleem Siddiqui and others.
Briefing the Chief Minister, Brigadier Waseem Baber said that the work on K-IV project from Keenjhar Lake to Karachi has been started on war footing. The FWO has deployed three units and the total manpower employed on the project is 1313.
The machinery including 128 dumpers, 101 tractors, 61 water bowsers, 83 excavators, 42 rollers, 19 dozers and such other equipment are being used for the project.
It may be noted that the length of the project is 121 kilometers, open canal 94.33 km, RCC Siphon 5.26km long. The package - of K-IV includes Rs4.9 billion worth pipes, 4.9 billion earth work, 1.18 billion culverts, 1.25 billion canal lining and Rs2.72 billion miscellaneous work.
The Chief Minister was informed that the federal government in its PSDP 2016-17 has allocated Rs1000 million against which Rs400 million have been released while Sindh government has allocated Rs6 billion against which Rs3 billion have been released.
Murad urged the FWO to expedite the work so that remaining Rs3 billion could be released. A similar request would also be made to the federal government to release the remaining amount and allocate its Rs 9 billion share in the next financial year.
PD K-IV Saleem Siddiqui said that the acquisition of land is also an issue. There is 11936 acres government land and 1053-28 private land which is crossing some villages. On this the chief minister directed the chief secretary to resolve the issue and arrange the land so that project could be completed in 2018.
Briefing on completion of the remaining portion of Lyari Expressway, FWO Brigadier Waseem Baber said that they are working day and night to complete the expressway. He said that there were some areas which are under encroachment such as Saliha para, Central Muslimabad and some area of Manghopir Ramp.
The project was originally launched at a cost of Rs4.89 billion in May 11, 2002 then it was revised at Rs9.94 billion. Murad was told that out of 32.61km embankment 29km have been completed. Sub base are 32.61 kilometers long, of them 28.8 km have been done.
Work on the elevated structure -1 right from Sindhi Hotel to Teen Hati has been completed by 85 percent while work on elevated structure from Manghopir to Mewashah has been done by 65 percent and work on the remaining portion is in progress.
The CM directed the Commissioner Karachi Aijaz Ali Khan to expedite the work of removing encroachments.
"We will not allow halting of development works on the pretext of encroachment," he said and directed him to remove it through deputy commissioners and report him.
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