KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab here on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a Rs60 million project to rehabilitate Adam Road in Clifton, promising to complete the work within three weeks to improve road access and sewerage facilities for residents.
The project covers the stretch from Chaudhry Khaliq-uz-Zaman Road to McNeil Road and includes construction and rehabilitation of a 2,500-foot single carriageway, a 45-foot-wide road and a 500-foot section of paver-block road with an average width of 24 feet. Sewerage infrastructure will also be upgraded.
Addressing the ceremony, Murtaza Wahab said the project was part of a broader programme to improve Karachi’s road network and basic municipal infrastructure. He said Rs1.1 billion would be spent on connecting roads in Saddar Town, while work was underway on 165 roads across the city, comprising 139 roads and 26 additional schemes.
The projects were targeted for completion within 120 days. He said construction on Adam Road had begun a day earlier and the road would be handed over to residents within three weeks.
Having visited the area for years, he was aware of the difficulties faced by residents and said the project fulfilled a longstanding public demand.
The mayor said a flyover at Khayaban-e-Shahbaz and an overhead bridge at Khayaban-e-Ittehad were also planned, with work targeted to begin by the end of December and completion expected within four to five months. A proposal for another flyover on Khaliq-uz-Zaman Road was also under consideration, subject to public support.
He added that construction of a bridge on Nishtar Road had begun to facilitate traffic from the Lyari Expressway, with completion expected within 100 days.
Wahab said the administration had announced a Rs68 billion programme for Karachi’s road infrastructure at the beginning of the year, with work now underway. He attributed the increase in development activity to improve revenue collection and curbs on corruption and financial leakages in the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).
On water supply, he said projects included a 10-million-gallon-per-day elevated water line for Lyari and a similar initiative for southern areas, both targeted for completion in 2027. A recycled-water scheme was also planned to supply industries and commercial areas, conserving potable water for domestic consumers.
He said the Pakistan Peoples Party leadership was committed to improving Karachi’s infrastructure and providing essential services, adding that development would continue across the city.
Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Sindh Najmi Alam, PPP Parliamentary Leader in the City Council Karamullah Waqasi, Deputy Parliamentary Leader Dil Muhammad, Nusrat Niazi, elected representatives and other local leaders attended the ceremony.
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