Construction of Gulbai-Mauripur road starts in Karachi
The Sindh government has started the construction of Gulbai-Mauripur road in Karachi. It will take six months.
The construction of 5.25km dual carriageway from Gulbai to
Y-Junction will cost Rs1.01 billion.
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah directed on Tuesday the Sindh
Local Government Department to construct a storm water drain on either side of
the road.
He was presiding over a meeting to review ongoing
development schemes under the Karachi Package. “I want the drainage issues of
the area resolved before the construction of the road,” he said.
The chief minister was informed that there were some
encroachments along the road. He directed officials to remove these illegal
structures.
An alternate route had been worked out for the construction
of the road, officials told the meeting.
The chief minister said the project is very important to
open up the Hawke’s Bay and the coastal belt for recreational purposes.
“The development of the city must be
tourism-oriented,” he said. “It should attract tourists to the
seashore and historical places like the Wazir Mansion and Jinnah House.”
The meeting also reviewed the condition of different
underpasses and flyovers in the city. CM Shah directed the Sindh local
government minister to hand them over to the KMC and DMCs to ensure their
proper maintenance.
Sindh LG Minister Nasir Shah, CM’s Advisor on Law Murtaza
Wahab, PSCM Sajid Jamal Abro, Karachi Commissioner Naveed Shaikh, LG Secretary
Najam Shah, Karachi Administrator Laiq Ahmed, KWSB MD Asadullah Khan and others
attended the meeting.