Golimar underpass, Younasabad bridge to be completed next month, says Vohra

Construction work of the Golimar Underpass and the Younasabad Bridge will be completed in the first week of December, said Karachi Deputy Mayor Dr Arshad Vohra on Thursday.

Chairing a meeting of the works and services department, the deputy mayor said the elected leadership of Karachi was answerable to citizens and, therefore, the ongoing development construction projects must finish without any delay.

The director general of the works and services department, Niaz Soomro, chief engineers and superintending engineers from all the city districts, and project directors of various projects attended the meeting.

Vohra urged them to give priority to petty works like road carpeting and patchworks, improvement of pavements and street lights besides carrying out major development projects. “Each district should have a separate chief engineer for these works,” he ordered. 

Niaz Soomro gave a detailed briefing to the deputy mayor about development works in Karachi. He said mega projects amounting to Rs10billion were being initiated in Karachi and allocations of funds had been made from annual provincial development fund for various sectors, which included Rs541million for improvement in fire brigade, Rs850million for improvement of the Pipri filter plant, Rs770million for construction of the University Road from Hasan Square to NIPA flyover and Rs777million for construction of this road from the NED University to Safoora Goth, Rs516million for construction of Tariq Road, Rs200million for construction of the Mausamyat Road, Rs844million for widening of Sharea Faisal from Metropole Hotel to Star Gate, Rs400million for construction of bridge at the Korangi Crossing, Rs785million for construction and widening of road from the Jinnah Terminal Flyover to Quaidabad Flyover, and Rs50million for improvement of storm water drain system in Federal B Area.

The deputy mayor stressed the need of completion of all the development projects in least possible time.