Sindh govt to ensure timely completion of Karachi mega projects: Ghani

Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani has said the provincial government will ensure the timely completion of the ongoing mega development projects in Karachi and any hindrance in this regard will be speedily removed.

He stated this on Thursday while inspecting the under-construction Korangi Causeway project. Ghani was accompanied by Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister Waqar Mehdi. The local government minister was given a briefing about the uplift scheme by Karachi Mega Projects Director Syed Abbas Ali Shah and Deputy Project Director Korangi Causeway Engineer Junaid Ahmed Siddiqui.

Officials informed the minister that Korangi Causeway was a 1.4-kilometre-long project and over 40 per cent of its work had been completed. The project would be completed by June 2025.

Ghani was also briefed on the problems being faced in the project and the plan to merge it with the Malir Expressway. He mentioned that the project’s length would be extended from 1.4 kilometres to four kilometres if it was merged with the Malir Expressway. It was decided on the occasion that soon, the project director would brief the Sindh chief minister on the problems he was facing in completing the project and the plan to merge it with the Malir Expressway. Ghani said the Sindh government would ensure speedy release of funds if a decision was made to merge the Korangi Causeway with the Malir Expressway.