KARACHI, Dec 20: A team of Japanese technical experts on Tuesday presented the initial feasibility report for the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR)’s revival to the Sindh Governor, Dr Ishratul Ibad, at the Governor’s House.
The 10-member team of the Japan External Trade Organization, a Japanese government-related organization, completed the feasibility report by staying in Karachi for a month’s period.
It was agreed that if the feasibility report found the project viable, Tokyo would extend a soft-loan for its execution.
The governor welcomed the initial feasibility report, but he disagreed with the time period suggested for the project. He said the project would be a success only when its completion period was further curtailed.
He said long-term planning was needed to cater to the increasing public transport needs of Karachi. He said the KCR’s revival and modernization was the government’s priority.
He said Karachiites needed immediate relief in the public transport sector, adding that the government was working on many projects in this regard.
The governor hoped that work on the Sohrab Goth-Tower corridor of the Mass Transit Plan would begin in few months.
