KARACHI:Administrator Karachi, Sindh governments Spokesman and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday said that KMC is starting construction of road from Machli Chowk to Canopy at a cost of Rs 80 crore.
“Separately, Rs 50 crore has been allocated for construction and repair of roads in all districts of the city. NICVD’s Chest Pain Unit will start functioning at Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases Federal B Area from December 26,” the Administrator expressed these views while talking to media persons after inaugurating Bagh-e-Mustafa in Federal B Area. On this occasion, he also inaugurated renovation of Water Pump Chowrangi and Muhammad Ali Johar Park at Dastgir No.09. Deputy Commissioner Central District Taha Saleem, Municipal Commissioner Central Khalid Riaz, Director General Parks Junaidullah Khan, PPP leader Sohail Abidi, Iqbal Sand and others were also present on the occasion.
The Administrator said that garbage collection work has been outsourced in Korangi and Central districts, adding that garbage collection from other districts will also be started from house to house in a few days. The machinery for garbage collection is reaching at the port. He said that the people who used to rule the local bodies in the past have demolished the parks.
“The PPP promised that it would work everywhere and we carried out development work where we didn’t votes,” he added. Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that the parks, that were occupied by the some people in the past, have been opened to the public. “This is the same KMC in which the resources were used. We did not get any additional authority, no legislation or any additional resources. But just with the change of leadership, improvement has started to be seen, no billions of rupees are required for this,” said the Administrator.
Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that action should be taken against those who have done China cutting regardless of their party affiliation. He said that work on Mauripur and Sandspit Road has been completed. He said that the Manora Beach Front has been opened to the public for the first time and similar work is being done in every part of the city.
In response to a question, he said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has become Pakistan Tehreek-e-Ilzam. He said that we want to improve Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases but some people are creating obstacles in this way by encouraging linguistic politics.
He said that everyone knows how many legal and illegal jobs have been given by the former mayor due to which today’s KMC employees are suffering. He said that the fountain at the water pump intersection has been repaired after 20 years and the condition of the intersection has been improved. “This work will continue in the future to improve the city,” he added.