KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar paid a visit of Malir-15 and N-5 Project to review the progress of development work and inaugurate the recently completed ramp of the Malir-15 Bridge towards Azeempura.
He was accompanied by the DMC Korangi Chairman Syed Nayyar Raza, Chairman of KMC Council Committee for Katchi abadies Saad Bin Jaffer and other officers and elected representatives.
Mayor unveiled the plaque of the project and met with the people of the area. He also inspected construction work of N-5 and gave directives to the concerned officers.
While talking to media representatives he said millions of people in Azeempura and adjacent localities would be benefitted with this ramp of Malir Bridge by reduction in travel time.
He said remaining development works of N-5 will also be completed soon with the installation of two pedestrian bridges on N-5 for convenience of the people.
Akhtar said we are waiting for the Karachi Package and we hope that this city would get its right and problems of its citizens would solve now.
He said this ramp has been completed with a cost of 9 and half crore rupees with 7.55 meter wide carriageway.
Akhtar said the project has to be completed in time so that citizens could be saved from any inconvenience and traffic jam problem.
Sanitation and leakage from water and sewerage lines was an old issue in Karachi and various areas suffering due to this. The removal of waste has been assigned to the solid waste management board and its performance is before everyone, Akhtar said.
He said we have to solve this problem now and take positive and concrete measures to make Karachi a clean and green city.