KARACHI:Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a meeting on Karachi Mega Projects Wednesday directed the finance department to release Rs2.39 billion so that five important schemes could be completed by June 2021.
The meeting was attended by Minister Local Government Syed Nasir Shah, Advisor Law Murtaza Wahab, Chairman P and D M Waseem, Secretary Finance Hassan Naqvi, Secretary Local Government Najam Shah, PD Karachi Projects Khalid Masroor and other officers.
The chief minister was told that the scheme `Rehabilitation of 12 roads surrounding Lee Market, Lyari had been launched for Rs649.210 million. Out of 12 roads, eight have almost been completed while the remaining road progress was 85 percent.
The meeting was told that reconstruction of 8000 Road from Jam Sadiq Bridge to Dawood Chowrangi had been launched for Rs1.289 billion. The scheme has been completed by 90 percent. The remaining funds of the Lee Market road and 8000 Road amounting to Rs454.96 million were yet to be released. The chief minister directed secretary finance to release the funds by Friday and directed PD Khalid Masroor to complete the work by January 2020 and report him for their inauguration.
The chief minister was told that three new priority schemes of Rs909.923 million had been launched. They include as follows: Reconstruction of roads from Ghani Chowrangi Rasheedabad and from Habib Metro to Police station, SITE for Rs282.743 million and its progress was 10 percent. The funds for the scheme have not been released so far.
Reconstruction of main track from Ghani Chowrangi to Hub River via Get College launched for Rs201.808 million and also a 10 percent progress. The funds for the scheme are yet to be released. Reconstruction of storm water drain, including dual carriage way from Ahsanabad Police Station Chowk to Maymar Road launched for Rs425.372 million has 25 percent progress. Release of the funds for the scheme are awaited.
The chief minister said that the amount of those three schemes came to Rs909.923 million. He directed the finance department to release 50 percent of the amount, Rs454.9615 million, and when their utilization report was submitted the remaining 50 percent amount might be released. He directed PD Karachi Package to complete the schemes by the end of financial year.
Discussing another Rs995.03 million scheme of reconstruction of road from Gulbai to Y-junction, including storm water drain, the chief minister directed PD Karachi Package to construct all the Hawksbay roads simultaneously so that the area could be opened up for the tourists. Shah directed Minister Local Government Nasir Shah to keep visiting the ongoing work so that they could be completed within stipulated time.