Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed Inspector General of Police to make necessary arrangement for smooth flow of traffic because work on Rs 12 billion Karachi Package Phase-II has been started on war footings and it is bound to cause inconvenience to the citizen of Karachi.
He expressed these views while talking to Karachi administration during his visit to the newly launched schemes under Karachi package phase-II this morning at 8am. He was accompanied by Minister Local Government Jam Khan Shoro and all the concerned senior officers of Karachi Package and divisional administration of Karachi.
The chief minister started his visit from Cantt railway station where all the approaching roads leading the station are being constructed for Rs 240 million. The work has been started and necessary machinery has also been mobilized.
The chief minister after taking drive through visit of the Cantt station went to Garden road at Ankelsaria via Fawara Chowk. At Electronic Market, Saddar the chief minister seeing heaps of trash and filth and thrown out on the road by the shopkeepers stopped his vehicle and directed Commissioner Karachi to talk to the association of Electronic Market to stop this unhealthy practice, otherwise take strict action. "We are working hard day and night to clean the city but the shopkeepers despite having dustbins of Solid waste management at their shops are throwing their trash on the main road," he said and added this is unacceptable.
The chief minister stopped at Ankelsaria hospital where construction of road from Fawarchowk to garden via Abdullah Haroon Road and back to Fawara Chowk via Zaibunisa Market has been kicked off for Rs 650 million. The PD Karachi Package Niaz Soomro and his deputy Engineer Khalid Mansoor briefed the chief minister about the work. The chief minister directed them to work day and night to expedite the scheme. "This is most important road and usually remains jam at peak hour, therefore its construction with best quality must be made before time," he said.
The chief minister also drove from garden via M.A Jinnah Road to Tipu Sultan Road where two different schemes are in progress. The schemes are reconstruction of Tipu Sultan and Khalid Bin Waleed Intersection at Shaheed-e-Millat Road for Rs 239.993 million and Construction of Bridge at Tipu Sultan and Khalid Bin Waleed Road Intersection at Shaheed-e-Millat Road for Rs 515.180 million.
It may be noted that while going to Shahid-e-Millat Road the chief minister stopped at Khalid Bin Waleed Road when he saw the vehicles of showrooms parked on the footpaths. Expressing his serious displeasure and anguish Murad Ali Shah directed the commissioner Karachi either remove the encroachment/vehicle from the footpaths or bulldoze the footpaths. "It pedestrians cannot use footpath then there is no need of such facility," he said in displeasure.
The chief minister driving on Shahrah-e-Faisal topped at Drigh Road where fly over connecting the Drigh Road with Rashid Minhas road is being reconstructed. The concerned engineer briefed the chief minister about the work in progress. This fly over frequently develop craters due to its faulty design and now it is being reconstructed for Rs 80 million.
From Rashid Minhas Road the chief minister went to Safoora Chowrangi via University Road where co0nstruction of the road and nala was in progress. At the Chowrangi he mixed up among the people and listened to their problems.
Talking to media at the Safoora Chowrangi, the chief minister said that he has given clear instruction to Karachi administration and the police not to harass the people while going to Sea View to celebrate New Year night. "I have directed them [police] to remove all the containers placed there to block all the roads and arties leading to Seaview," he said and added the people of Karachi, particularly the youngsters responsible enough and they won't create problems for the public and themselves. "I am urging them to enjoy peacefully and respectfully. Carrying weapons, one-wheeling and creating problems for others would not be tolerated," he said.
Replying to a question he said that the sugarcane price is not increasing because the cane of Punjab is sold in Sindh for Rs 100 per 40 kg. "We have given Rs 9.30 additional subsidy on export of sugar so that sugar millers could start crushing, otherwise they were reluctant to start saying that huge quantity of sugar was lying in their godown," he said and added "with our efforts millers have started crushing and now there is the issue of sugar cane price for which we are taking measure to get the growers better price," he said.
He accused the federal government for creating this crisis. Had they not imposed ban on the export of sugar, the sugar stocks have not been piled up in the godown.
Replying to another question, Murad Ali Shah said that he trying to complete all the development schemes being carried out in the city. "I have the realization that almost all major roads of the city are dug up to reconstruct them and this has caused serious hardship to the citizens," he said and added this hardship would hardly remain for next six to eight months and then these works would be completed.
VISIT TO NEK FILTER PLANT The chief minister right from Safoora Chowrangi went to Saadi Town and paid surprise visit of North-East Karachi Filtration Plant of 100 MGD. When he reached there was no security at the gate or at the ponds and even the concerned staff absent from their duties.
The chief minister called the MD Water Board Hashim Raza Zaidi and asked him to rush to the plant. He also directed the MD water board to give him a detailed report about the numerical strength of the staff deputed on the duty in the morning shift. "I don't want unwilling workers- if they are reluctant to perform duty remove them and kept only efficient and dutiful staff on the plant," he said.
The chief Minister told the media that K-III was constructed in 2007/8 and those who had constructed it had not developed it filtration system and were supplying untreated water to the citizens.
This was the efficiency they had and now they are making toll claims of serving this city, he said. "Now, we are constructing filtration plant, the chief minister said.
The chief minister directed DC East to deploy three police guards at the NEK Plant for security and keep inspecting the staff on duty off and on. The chief minister continuing his visits to uplift works drove from Saadi Town to Sunset Boulevard where he inspected the work started on construction of a Bridge at Intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gizri Boulevard forRs 470.509. The work has been started. The chief minister directed the Traffic police to provide proper alternate traffic routes.
The chief minister also inspected under construction Submarine underpass. The chief minister directed the PD Karachi to get its one side open for traffic. "I am happy that you have started the work on other track also but the delay in its completion is causing problems to the people.
On the last leg of his visit of the city the chief minister went to Seaview where he saw the containers placed at different roads to block entry to the sea view. On his directives the police removed the container. On the conclusion of his visit, the chief minister had breakfast to the media men and the officers who were accompanied with him in his visit at Boating Basin.
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