KARACHI: Frontier Works Organization (FWO) has announced early completion of the two mega projects – Karachi-Hyderabad M-9 Motorway and Karachi-Thatta Dual Carriageway on 14th August, 2017.
This was disclosed by new Chief Operating Officer Brigadier Muhammed Waseem Babar, during briefing to media persons here at an Eid Milan gathering.
Brigadier Muhammed Waseem Babar of FWO committed to the timely completion of both mega projects as per directions of Director General Lieutenant General Muhammed Afzal and the interest of Sindh Government.
He said that due to 24 hours heavy vehicular traffic on roads, the smooth work continued on both mega projects according to the desired standard and quality of development work.
We are going to complete the remaining portions of the project before time, to expedite work by deployment of more units and technical manpower for early completion of mega projects, he said.
He further added that FWO has achieved its landmark in different national technical projects within stipulated time and ensured quality work. In this connection, PM, CM and governor have also recognised the organisation for its commitment and early completion of work.
According to FWO projects chief, FWO would install CCTV cameras at 136 KM Khi-Hyd M-9 motorway and a monitoring system to better monitor activities of the vehicular traffic. An established state-of-the-art Trauma Center and Schools for the communities will also be established under its Corporate Social Responsibility, he said.
Massive tree plantation has been started on both sides of the Karachi-Hyderabad M-9 project. 160 million different kinds of trees and plants are to be completed for better environment and greenery by 14 August, 2017.
Talking to this scribe, officials of FWO hve disclosed that exclusively the organisation is a pioneer in reducing the burden on the public sector for development of large size infrastructural projects. FWO suggested the federal government to establish oil pipeline infrastructure owing to different oil tankers’ incidents recently and heavy vehicle pressure on highways which threaten human lives.
For this purpose, FWO is constructing dams and other high level projects through quality and standard maintenance. There is a need to connect such a pipeline to all provinces and reduce heavy load of oil tankers and trucks throughout the country for businesses development.
