The reconstructed Khayaban-e-Saadi, located near the Boat Basin in Clifton, was inaugurated on Friday.
Giving details about the reconstruction process, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed said that the 3,700 feet long and 40 feet wide road has been rebuilt at a cost of Rs 75 million using a new technology to protect it from seawater. “A drainage system and service road has also been constructed alongside the road,” he added.
“Seven big development schemes in Karachi are presently under way while some other projects worth over Rs 6 billion are in the approval stage including the construction of flyover at Corridor-IV and the projects of Signal-Free Corridor-V.”
Syed informed the media that the decisions made in a meeting chaired by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan would open a new chapter of progress and development in Karachi.
He also quoted Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah as expressing his desire that “more and more development projects should be started in Karachi”.
Speaking on the occasion, Sindh Local Government Minister Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, who inaugurated the road, said that over the years, many problems have emerged in the city for want of resources. “However, all possible efforts are being taken for swift and prompt completion of development projects,” he added.
The minister said all major roads in Karachi will be made beautiful and clean and they will also be reconstructed, if need be. He said considerable improvement would be observed with the coming of the new local government system.
Touching upon the issue of financial crunch acting as a hurdle for development projects, he said that funds are issued by the federal government and the provincial Finance Department releases these funds directly to the local bodies. “The government is trying to ensure timely disbursement of salaries to all employees and completion of all development projects in time,” he added.
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