KARACHI: Sindh government to launch a World Bank funded project amounting Rs10.5 billion for Karachi Neighborhood Improvement Project during next financial year.
Through this project infrastructure will be developed in old city area of District South, parts of District Malir and District Korangi.
In his budget speech Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that Karachi, being the largest and most ignored by those who claim it, has been our focus.
We had inherited a ravished, dilapidated, unplanned and ruined Karachi. By the grace of Allah and our sustained efforts, Karachi is now more peaceful and livable. During the current financial year, following major schemes in Karachi will be completed:
- Widening of bridge at ShafiqMor, Shah Waliullah Road at a cost Rs 140 million.
- Construction of underpass at Golimar Intersection at Nazimabad No. 1 at Rs 450 million.
- Rehabilitation/Construction of Major Roads of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation at a cost of Rs 197 million.
- Construction of University Road from Hasan Square to NIPA at a cost of Rs 770 million.
- Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Tariq Road from Shaheed-e-Millat at Shahrah-e-Quaideen at Rs 550 million.
- Reconstruction/Rehabilitation of road from Surjani to MadinatulHikmat, Karachi at a cost of Rs 750 million.
- Construction of Hub River Road from Sher Shah Bridge to Murshid Hospital at a cost of Rs 500 million.
- Remodeling of Baloch Colony Flyover and Construction of Road at a cost of Rs 120 million.
- Construction of Manzil Pump Flyover at a cost of Rs 600 million.
During the next financial year following major schemes will be completed:
- Construction of University Road from NED University to SafooraChowk at a cost of Rs 770 million.
- Reconstruction/Rehablitation of Mosamiyat Road from Madras Chowk to Super Highway at a cost Rs 200 million.
- Widening of Shahrah-e-Faisal on both sides from Metropole to Star Gate at a cost of Rs 850 million.
- Construction of Underpass at Submarine Chowrangi at a cost of Rs 500 million.
In the next financial following schemes will be taken up:
- Rs 1.2 billion for construction of 24 Feet wide road at either sides of Gujjar Nala.
- Construction of new 1000 MDG pump house at Dhabeji at a cost of Rs 1.6 billion.
- Supply of 65 MDG additional water from Haleji Lake to Karachi.
- Rs 1.4 billion for ‘Establishment of Five Combined Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP)for Industrial areas of Karachi’
- Rs 500 million for establishment of new land fill site for Karachi at Dhabeji.
- Rs 1.5 billion for Construction of Bridge at Tipu Sultan and Khalid Bin Waleed intersection at Shaheed-e-Millat Road.
- Construction and remodeling of 12000 Road Landhi, Korangi at a cost of Rs 1.5 billion.
To promote ease of doing business these Development Management Committees will carry out development and rehabilitation of infrastructure of Industrial Areas of Karachi. Rs 1.65 billion have been provided. For next financial year, we intend to replicate these Committees over other Industrial areas of Sindh.
