Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, while presiding over a meeting on Karachi Mega Projects, has directed the finance department to release Rs2.39 billion so that five important schemes could be completed by June 2021. The meeting held on Wednesday was attended by Minister Local Government Syed Nasir Shah, Adviser on law Murtaza Wahab, Chairman P&D M. Waseem, Secretary Finance Hassan Naqvi, Secretary Local Government Najam Shah, PD Karachi Projects Khalid Masroor and other concerned officers. The chief minister was told that the scheme `Rehabilitation of 12 roads surrounding Lee Market, Lyari has been launched for Rs649.210 million. Out of 12 roads eight roads have almost been completed while the remaining road progress was 85 percent. The meeting was told that reconstruction of 8000 Road from Jam Sadiq bridge to Dawood Chowrangi has been launched for Rs1.289 billion. The scheme has been completed by 90 percent. The remaining funds of the Lee Market road and 8000 Road amounting to Rs454.96 million were yet to be released. The chief minister directed secretary finance to release the funds by Friday and directed PD Khalid Masroor to complete the work by January 2020 and report him for their inauguration. The chief minister was told that three new priority schemes of Rs909.923 million have been launched. T Reconstruction of Roads from Ghani ChowrangiRasheedabad and from Habib Metro to Police station, SITE for Rs282.743 million and its progress was 10 percent. The funds for the scheme have not been released so far. Reconstruction of main track from Ghani Chowarngi to Hub River via Get College launched for Rs201.808 million and also a 10 percent progress. The funds for the scheme are yet to be released. Reconstruction of storm water drain, including dual carriage way from Ahsanabad Police Station Chowk to Maymar Road launched for Rs425.372 million has 25 percent progress. Release of the funds for the scheme are awaited. The chief minister said that the amount of these three schemes came to Rs909.923 million and directed the finance department to release 50 percent of the amount, Rs454.9615 million, and when their utilization report was submitted the remaining 50 percent amount may be released.
