Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has ordered to establish a dedicated force for security of K-IV project so that it could be completed within two years. This is most important project and I would not tolerate any delay and snags in its way.
He said this while presiding over a meeting of K-IV at the CM House on Saturday. The meeting was attended by provincial ministers Syed Murad Ali Shah, Jam Khan Shoro, Chief Secretary Siddique Memon, Additional Chief Secretary Aijaz Ali Khan, Principal Secretary to CM Alamuddin Bullo, Secretary Finance Sohail Rajput, Secretary Local Government Noor Mohammad Leghari, Commissioner Karachi Asif Haider Shah, MD Water Board Misbah and other concerned officers.
The chief minister was told that some private people were creating problems in the construction work of the project which was causing unnecessary delay and harassment to the workers. On this, the chief minister directed the chief secretary to personally coordinate with the water board and get them their requirement for security force. “I would dedicate special force for the project under a DSP,” he said, and also directed the commissioner to talk to SSP Malir and Thatta to personally look after the security of the project.
It was pointed out that 5,117 acres government land was required in Thatta for K-IV. The commissioner said that with the approval of the chief minister he had provided the required land for the project. In Karachi, 8,225 acres land was required to lay the lines and other construct necessary, he said.
Commissioner Asif Haider Shah said that out of 8,255 acres required land, only 6,218 acres government land was available in the alignment of the project and the remaining land belonged to private people. On this, the chief minister directed the chief secretary to look after the acquisition of private land personally.
It may be noted that that total cost of the K-IV project was Rs 25.5 billion and it was being launched to provide 650 MGD water to Karachi in three phase. In the first phase, 260 MGD water will be provided from Kinjhar to Karachi and in the second phase, another 260 MGD, and in the third and final phase 130 MGD water scheme would be launched in 2020.
The meeting was told that soil testing and environmental impact assessment studies had been completed. The water board had already awarded one of its works and was going for inviting national and international tenders for remaining works within next two months.
The chief minister directed the MD water Board to complete the first phase of the project within 27 months. “I would not tolerate delay any more. Whatever, the process must be completed within three months and I would personally visit the work on ground.”
