KARACHI - Karachi Administrator, Sindh government’s Spokesman and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday said that Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) would start construction of road from Machli Chowk to Canopy at a cost of Rs80 crore.

“Separately, Rs 50 crore has been allocated for construction and repair of roads in all districts of the city. NICVD’s Chest Pain Unit will start functioning at Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases Federal B Area from December 26,” the Administrator expressed these views while talking to media persons after inaugurating Bagh-e-Mustafa in Federal B Area. On this occasion, he also inaugurated renovation of Water Pump Chowrangi and Muhammad Ali Johar Park at Dastgir No.09. Deputy Commissioner Central District Taha Saleem, Municipal Commissioner Central Khalid Riaz, Director General Parks Junaidullah Khan, PPP leader Sohail Abidi, Iqbal Sand and others were also present on the occasion. The Administrator said that garbage collection work had been outsourced in Korangi and Central districts, adding that garbage collection from other districts would also be started from house to house in a few days. The machinery for garbage collection is reaching at the port.

He said that the people who used to rule the local bodies in the past had demolished the parks. “The PPP promised that it would work everywhere and we carried out development work where we didn’t vote,” he added. Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that the parks that were occupied by the some people in the past, had been opened to the public. 

“This is the same KMC in which the resources were used. We did not get any additional authority, no legislation or any additional resources. But just with the change of leadership, improvement had started to be seen, no billions of rupees were required for this,” said the Administrator.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that action should be taken against those who had done China cutting regardless of their party affiliation. He said that work on Mauripur and Sandspit Road had been completed. He said that the Manora Beach Front had been opened to the public for the first time and similar work was being done in every part of the city.

In response to a question, he said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had become Pakistan Tehreek-e-Ilzam. He said that we wanted to improve Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases but some people were creating obstacles in this way by encouraging linguistic politics. He said that everyone knew how many legal and illegal jobs had been given by the former mayor due to which today’s KMC employees were suffering. 

He said that the fountain at the water pump intersection had been repaired after 20 years and the condition of the intersection had been improved. 

“This work will continue in the future to improve the city,” he added.