Sindh Infrastructure Development Company being reorganized

Sindh Infrastructure Development Company being reorganized with enhanced capacity to timely implementation of development projects.    

Federal government has decided it during a high level meeting in Islamabad.

Prime Minister Imran Khan presided over the review meeting  regarding completed and ongoing projects of federal government for the development of Karachi.

Sindh Infrastructure Development Company being reorganized

While addressing there, PM expressed federal government’s committment to play its due role in development and progress of Karachi in view of public welfare.

Meanwhile, the officials concerned briefed the PM and the meeting about the progress on Rs162 billion Karachi development package.

Federal Government had announced it.

The Prime Minister said provision of civic facilities and development in proportion with Karachi’s population were ignored in past.

He said increase in exports is vital for economic development and it is necessary to improve port and transportation facilities in Karachi to achieve this objective.

He said development of Karachi and the country is interlinked.

PM Khan called Karachi an engine of growth in country’s economy.

Imran Khan called for immediate focus to issues pertaining to clean drinking water, sewerage, and water pollution.

It was decided in the meeting to reorganize the Sindh Infrastructure Development Company and enhance its capacity to timely implementation of development projects.

A detailed briefing was also given about various projects.

They included construction of flyover on Jinnah Avenue, progress on Operationalization of Green Line.

Meeting also got briefings on different development projects of other parts of Sindh under Prime Minister’s Package.

Karachi mega projects

Concerned officials briefed them on big projects under Public Private Partnership like water filtration plants, revamping of Lyari Expressway, and extension of Karachi Northern Bypass.

They informed the meeting of inagural of Sakhi Hassan, Five Star, and KDA flyovers, 6.4 kilometer-long road and a portion of Manghopir road last week.

It was told that infrastructure of Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System will be completed by March next year.

Moreover, 95 percent work on water supply line with a diameter of 66 inches from Banaras to Jam Chakro has been completed and rest of the work will be accomplished by next month.

Regarding upgradation of fire-fighting system of Karachi Municipal Corporation, it was told that so far over one billion rupees have been spent on this project under which fifty fire tenders will be included.

Notably, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, Federal Ministers Asad Umar and Ali Zaidi also attended the meeting.

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