KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided to perform a ground breaking ceremony of 39-kilometer Malir Expressway in the second week of November 2020 and also approved construction of Link Road for Korangi.
He took this decision on Thursday while presiding over a meeting to review the projects being launched under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode here at CM House. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, Chairman P&D Mohammad Waseem, Administrator Karachi Iftikhar Shahalwani, PSCM Sajid Jamal Abro, Commissioner Karachi Sohail Rajput, Secretary Finance Hassan Naqvi, Secretary Transport Shariq Ahmed, Secretary local Government Najam Shah, Chief PPP Unit Khalid Shaikh and other concerned.
Malir Expressway: The investment department told the chief minister that the Concessionaire Agreement has been executed. An Independent Auditor and Engineer of the project has been appointed. The agreements were being finalised and the banks have started approving financial close. The Concessionaire is currently engaged in carrying out a detailed design.
Malir Expressway is a 39-km road to be constructed along Malir River. It would be a four-lane carriageway and its original completion period is 36 month but the chief minister has directed the Investment department to get it constructed in two years. The project would have three flyovers and eight underpasses. The project would start from KPT Interchange, Qayyumabad and terminate at Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway near Kathore.
The chief minister gave go ahead to the Investment to mobilise machinery and he would lay its foundation stone in the second week of next month, November 2020.
Link Road for Korangi: The chief minister also approved construction of a 12 kilometres Link Road for Korangi. The Starting point of the road would be Creek Avenue, Korangi Causeway Intersection and would end at PAF Airmen Golf Club. The alignment of the road would be along Korangi Causeway and Malir River. It would be a four-lane new Link to Korangi. Shah directed the P&D department to complete its geotechnical Investigations and traffic survey and submit the same for taking it up in the PPP mode or through ADP.
Wastewater Recycling Plant: The Municipal Wastewater Recycling Plant at TP-1 aims at supplying 50 MGD of recycled wastewater in two phases, 30 MGD in phase-I and 50 MGD combined in phase-II, at Haroonabad Wastewater Treatment Plant for SITE industrial area. A private party would be engaged to take over the water supply to industries, carry out the Operations & Maintenance, Up-gradation, replacement and establishment of required water supply infrastructure. The chief minister was told that the Project advisors ADB has completed project structuring and risk matrix. A committee has been formed to conduct safeguards and categorization exercises.
A dedicated pipeline network for distribution of water to the industries in SITE would be laid.
The chief minister directed the PPP Unit to expedite the project and start work. 30 MGD water Supply Project: The 30 MGD water supply project entails establishment of a Dedicated Bulk Water Transmission system from Dhabeji to Korangi Crossing, for supply of 30 MGD additional water, of which 10 MGD to be provided to Dhabeji Industrial Zone and 20 MGD to District South.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020