CM orders removal of encroachment on newly constructed roads

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that the on-going development works of Rs10 billion launched in the city would be completed by end of May but the emergence of encroachments on the newly constructed roads is quite disappointing and pathetic. “This must be removed on war footing because they are causing traffic jams and defacing the beauty of the new roads.”

This he said while presiding over a meeting to review progress of schemes started under Karachi Package. The meeting was attended by Local Government Minister Jam Khan Shoro, Chief Secretary Rizwan Memon, Principal Secretary to CM Naveed Kamran Baloch, Chairman PD M Waseem, Secretary Local government Ramzan Awan, DIG Traffic Asif Shaikh, PD Karachi Package Niaz Soomro and Chief Engineer Khalid Masroor and others.

The chief secretary pointed out that on most of the roads, such as Tariq Road, Khalid Bin Waleed Road and Clifton the showroom owners have again started parking their vehicles on the road. They are causing traffic congestion and defacing the beauty of the newly developed projects. The chief minister directed DIG traffic to challan their vehicles parked on the roads and let them clear their vehicles from the court.

The chief minister pointed out that he has reports that most of the shopping malls at Tariq Road, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, University Road and Clifton have parking space but they have turned them into their godowns. He directed commissioner Karachi Aijaz Ali Khan to resolve the issue.

PD Karachi Package, briefing the chief minister, said that work on upgradation of Pipri Filter Plant of Rs900 million has been complete by 40 percent. Once the civil work is completed the mechanical work would be done at the earliest, he said.

The chief minister was told that the construction of Rs884.231 million University Road from Hassan square to Nipa is complete by 55 percent while road from NED to Safoora of Rs832 million has been done by 44 percent.  The chief minister asked the reason of being delay. The PD said that the storm water drain along the road has been constructed afresh.

Work on Tariq Road to Shaheed-e-Milat Road to Shahrah-e-Quaideen launched at a cost of Rs569.820 million has been completed. The entire road network has been given proper drainage system and storm water nala. The chief minister said that he would inaugurate the road by the end of this week.

The chief minister was told that work on Rs200.68 million Mosmiyat Road has been completed by 55 percent while the progress of remaining portion of Hub River road is 57 percent and by the 15 of May both the projects would be completed.

The chief minister told that the progress of Rs912.245 million Surjani to Madinatul Hikmat Road is 60 percent, widening of Shahrah-e-Faisal of Rs933.381 million is 42 percent. The chief minister expressed his displeasure and said that he had visited the road a number of times but work is slow. He directed the PD to complete it by May 15.

The chief minister directed the PD to hire extra workforce and do construction work on the roads, flyovers and underpasses day and night. This is the only way to complete the work within time because “I have to give Rs10 billion another package for the city in the next financial year,” he said and directed Local Government Minister Jam Khan Shoro to keep monitoring the quality and progress of the works.

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