Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar on Tuesday said Karachiites would soon get the gift of chairlift journey from Hill Park to Kidney Hill Park near Shaheed-e-Millat Road. The chairlift will be installed under coordination with the private sector which would prove to be an excellent gift of KMC to citizens of Karachi.

Mayor told that KMC is transforming this hilly site into a city forest with plantation of over five thousand trees and the park will soon be opened for visitors. Mayor was addressing a ceremony held in the Ahmed Ali Park, Kidney Hill on Tuesday. Vice Admiral Arifullah Husaini (retd), Metropolitan Commissioner KMC Dr Syed Saif-ur-Rehman, members of assembly, councilors, district chairman, traders and citizens were also present on this occasion.

No such recreational facility was available in the city since the closure of chairlift at the Safari Park. He said the citizens who could not afford going to Murree or Islamabad in summer season would soon have the same hill resort environment in their own city.

The mayor said park was encroached, however KMC removed all such illegal structures from almost 30 percent area of the park and started developing a unique city park here. Vice Admiral Arifullah Husaini (retd) invited investors and those who like to grow trees should plant trees here.

He said KMC has already planted five thousand trees but more such trees are required, we could serve our city and country by more and more tree plantation. Metropolitan Commissioner Dr Syed Saif-ur-Rehman said this park was handed over by KDA to KMC in 1974. Ahmed Ali was a renowned town planner and this park named after him.

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