BRT Edhi Line, Landhi medical college: Murad directs for expediting work on city projects

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday during his visit to different districts of the city has directed transport department to complete BRTS Abdul Sattar Edhi Line (Oran Line) by removing all the bottlenecks such as shifting of utilities so that the project could be completed in time. He was accompanied by Minister for Local Government Saeed Ghani, Minister Transport Awais Shah.
The chief minister went to Orangi where structure of BRT Abdula Statar Edhi was still incomplete. Minister Transport Awais Shah told the chief minister that there were some issues such as the utilities of PTCL, K-Electric, KWSB and SSGC have been shifted but still they have not made their new connections so that stopped work could be completed. He added that there were some leakages of water lanes and overflow of sewerage line. He said mostly people of Orangi and garbage vehicles dump their garbage along and inside BRT corridor.
The chief minister directed Minister Local Government Saeed Ghani to resolve the issues related to water board and garbage lifting. "I am very clear the Municipal Commissioners who cannot deliver should be removed and post good officers there," he told the minister Local Government.
BRT: BRT Abdul Sattar Edhi Line is 3.88 kilometers, including four bus stations and one bus terminal. The project was started in April 2017. The cost of the project is Rs 643.35 million.
He directed the minister to expedite the work on the project so that it could be connected with the Green Line at Board office. Medical College: The chief minister also visited Landhi to inspect under-construction Landhi Medical College building. The chief minister was told that the project was started some four years ago at a cost of Rs 1200 million in which revenue component was Rs 500 million. The government has released Rs 650 million and the entire amount has been utilized now only 15 percent is left to complete. The CM was told that Rs 150 million additional funds were required to complete the project. At this, the chief minister directed the Finance Department to release the same amount within a week so that the remaining work of the college could be completed.
The chief minister said that the completion of the college would benefit to the local people of Landhi and rest of the city. "This project is most important and must be completed within next five months," he directed DC Korangi Shaharyar Memon to keep an eye on progress of the project. Flyovers: The CM also visited two under-construction Flyovers, at Korangi No 5 and Korangi No.2.1/2. PD of the project Khalid Masroor told the chief minister the cost of each flyover was Rs 335 million. Each flyover was 500 meters long and would make entire 12,000 road signal free.
The chief minister reviewed the progress of the work and directed the PD to complete both the flyovers by September 2019. "These flyovers are most important and would resolve traffic problems in Korangi area," he said. The CM expressed his displeasure of cleanliness work and lifting of garbage from the Korangi district.
He directed Minister Local Government for taking action against DMC Korangi and officers concerned for their failure. Media talk: Shah said that under Karachi Neighborhood Improvement project, a road from Pakistan Coastguard to Ibrahim Hyderi would be constructed for Rs 500 million. "Today I have visited Korangi Creek, Mehran Highway and adjoining areas so that it can be connected with main roads for smooth flow of traffic," he said and added the purpose of visiting these roads was to prepare feasibility. He said that he has started visiting the city and Insha Allah people would see it being cleaned and constructed. "This is a beautiful city and we all have to make it more beautiful, neat and clean by demonstrating civic sense.
To a question, he said that his government was working in Korangi but not a single flag of the party has been hoisted here. "Look at them [PTI and MQM] they were fighting on taking credit of the six-inch water lanes being laid by KWSB in Sector 33, Block-E of Korangi area," he said and added when the work was in progress the MPAs of both the parties reached there and started installing their [party flags just to take the credit of the work, he lamented.
He said that the PTI government has arrested a senior citizen, Irfan Siddiqui which is quite deplorable. He added that Siddiqui was 78 years old and was living in his son's house and they termed it as rented house and arrested him and handcuffed him though he was a retired professor.
He said the PTI govt was setting up new records of tyranny against its opponents and they have arrested an MNA in narcotics case. About PTI MPA Haleem Adil Shaikh, the chief minister said he was wanted by Anti-Corruption Establishment which has summoned him for investigation. "We are demonstrating constraint against them and they would start screaming when decided to handle them with iron hands," he warned and went on saying another PTI man [Alamgir] keep throwing trash and sewage on the gate of others. "This is how he was serving the people of this city," he asked and said if he was sincere in resolving the issue he must take help from the government and the concerned DMCs.