Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (Retd) Maqbool Baqar presiding over a meeting said that he is working on a plan to improve the lifestyle of the people living at old and dilapidated Martin, Clayton and Jahangir quarters by providing them best residence in beautifully constructed towers.
“Our purpose is to launch the Urban Rejuvenation project under which the people living in old quarters would not be displaced but to construct towers in the empty spaces at Martin, Clayton and Jahangir quarter premises,” he said and added that therefore empty plots or spaces were being identified for construction of Residential and commercial Towers to improve the overall look of the area. The meeting was attended by Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab, Chairman P&D Shakil Manejo, Secretary Local govt Manzoor Shaikh, Commissioner Karachi Saleem Rajput, Secretary Transport Asad Zamin, DG KDA Tahir Sangi and others.
Chairman P&D Shakil Mangejo briefing the chief minister said that Martin, Clayton and Jahangir quarters have been established over an area of 240 acres of land in districts of East and Central, of the city. He said that the land was owned by the federal government. At this Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab said that the katchiabadies around these quarters were owned by KMC. “I think the land belongs to KMC on which the federal government had constructed these quarters,” he said.
The CM said that the project he wanted for the residents of these quarters to replace old, unsafe quarters with modern towers, apart from improving public spaces and infrastructures. The chief minister told the meeting that he would talk to the federal government to solve the land ownership issues, meanwhile, the P&D dept and KMC to develop a plan to launch the project. “We can launch the project on PPP mode but other options may also be considered,” he said.
