KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has directed Works and Services Department to complete three under construction overhead bridges on railway crossings at Tando Adam, Kotri and Jacobabad by June 2018 because the incomplete work has caused serious hardships for the people.
He said this while presiding over a meeting to review the progress of the incomplete schemes and the schemes started under Repair and Maintenance (R&M) head here at the Chief Minister House, said a statement on Wednesday.
The meeting was attended by Chairman P&D Mohammad Waseem, Principal Secretary to CM Sohail Rajput, Secretary Works Aijaz Memon, chief engineer (roads) and other officers concerned.
The CM Sindh said that during his visit to Tando Adam in January he had visited the overhead bridge, including approaching roads to Railway Crossing but noted that the works department leaving the railway portion has almost been completed the scheme.
Secretary Works Aijaz Memon told the CM Sindh that the Railway authorities were not issuing NOC for construction of the portion on railway crossing.
The CM Sindh directed the Secretary Works to personally talk to Railway authorities and get the NOC.
Discussing the overhead bridge on railway line between Kotri City and the Industrial Area, Kotri, the CM Sindh said that he had visited the bridge in first week of February.
The Secretary Works told the CM Sindh that the Sindh High Court Circuit bench, Hyderabad has issued stay order in September 2017.
The CM Sindh directed him to pursue the case in the court properly and get the stay order vacated and start the work.
He also advised him to see if the railway authority has issued the NOC or not so that this matter could also be addressed accordingly.
Murad Ali Shah also said that work on Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Flyover bridge on Jal Phatak (railway crossing) Jacaobad is also incomplete. Again the Secretary said that some private parties have filed claims in the high court.
The CM Sindh directed Chairman P&D Mohammad Waseem to conduct an inquiry into unnecessary delay in the work through Chief Minister's Inspection Team (CMIT) and report to him. "
"I want you to personally visit the scheme and get it completed by June 2018," he directed Chairman P&D and said the government has utilized millions of rupees on these schemes and they would be of no use until they are completed."
He went on saying that he would launch these three schemes in June, therefore all the relevant bottlenecks must be removed accordingly.
Murad Shah reviewing the Repair & Maintenance (M&R) works said that this year, 2017-18, he had allocated Rs 5.32 billion for repair and maintenance of different roads and so far Rs 5 billion have been released.
The funds were allocated district-wise so that old roads could be improved for smooth flow of vehicular traffic.
The CM Sindh was informed that under M&R work on four Tando Mohammad Khan Roads have been started.
They are TM Khan -Mullah Katiar Road to village Lal Khan Barohi Road for Rs 21.3 million, to village Achar Patel for Rs 27.2 million, to village Luqman Khaskheli for Rs 19.1 million and village to Anwar Khan Nizamani village for Rs 24.5 million.
The CM Sindh directed the P&D Chairman to send his Director General to inspect all the roads being repaired under M&R budget and report him about their quality.
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