KARACHI: Two model parks, road projects inaugurated
By Our Staff Reporter
KARACHI, March 10: The newly-constructed Sehba Akhtar Road Extension was opened to traffic on Friday after it was inaugurated by the City Nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal.
Besides, two model parks developed in Gulshan-i-Iqbal’s UC-8 and 11 were also opened to people. Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town’s Nazim, Mohammad Wasay Jalil, accompanied the city Nazim, at the inaugural ceremonies of all the three projects executed by the Gulshan Town.
Highlighting the salient features of Sehba Akhtar Road’s extension work, Mr Jalil told the city Nazim that Sehba Akhtar Road which serves as a major link between Gulshan-i-Iqbal and Federal B’ Area has been reconstructed and widened, from 28 to 48 feet at a cost of Rs 200 million.
He said since a large number of motorists proceeding to and from Federal B’ Area and North Nazimabad take this route, the most latest signal with a timer, had been affixed at the road’s T-junction, near Railway crossing.
In addition to this, the nearby level-crossing which was earlier only 28-feet wide had been widened to 70-feet for smooth flow of traffic, he said, adding with a view to beautifying the area, two garbage dumping sites near the level-crossing have now been turned into flower beds while storm-water drain has been provided to bring an end to the lingering issue of accumulating water on Sehba Akhtar Road, especially near Ghazali mosque.
Mr Wasay said though the road had been opened to vehicular traffic from Friday, a number of works, such as cat-eye fixation and lane-marking work would be accomplished in the next 10 days. Railways’ DS Syed Nasir Zaidi, was also present.
PARKS: The City Nazim later inaugurated two model parks developed in Gulshan-i-Iqbal’s Block 13-D/1 (UC-8) and Block 4-A (UC-11).
Spreading over a similar area of two acres, both the Khulfa-i-Rashideen and Ahmed Saeed parks, have been developed at a cost of Rs 7 million and Rs 7.5m, respectively. The park set up at Gulshan’s Block 4-A (Journalist Society) has been named after journalist Ahmed Saeed Quraishi.
K-3 PROJECT: Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the park set up in Gulshan’s UC-11, the city Nazim said that the K-3 project, whereby the city would get additional 100 million gallons of water daily, would be completed by March 31.
He was optimistic that 99 per cent of the city’s water requirements would be met with the commissioning of the K-3 project.
Emphasising the need for improving the quality of life of the citizens, he said that the city government, in accordance with the wishes of MQM chief Altaf Hussain has already initiated a number of projects aimed at ensuring clean water, improved sewerage system, better roads and transport system, besides providing high quality education and proper medical facilities at the CDGK’s schools and hospitals.
He said that various vital projects such as construction of three underpasses on Ibne Sina Road, elevated express-way (from Jinnah bridge to Quaid-i-Azam International Airport), repairing of water and sewerage lines, privatisation of garbage lifting and disposal works, construction of three major nullahs in Orangi Town for disposing of the Township’s sewage into the sea have already been initiated. Besides, foundation-stone laying ceremonies of a number of other major projects which include construction of underpass at Nazimabad petrol pump, Hassan Square Flyover and Stadium Road Flyover, will be held in a couple of days, he added.
PUBLIC TOILETS: The Nazim later laid the foundation of eight public toilets which will be constructed near NIPA traffic intersection.
Mr Wasay Jalil informed the city Nazim that of the total eight public toilets which the Town was constructing with the financial assistance of philanthropists, five will be for men and three for women.
He said that the Gulshan Town administration has decided to construct a number of public toilets at different places, especially at markets and busy public places.
The ceremonies were attended, among others, by Gulshan Town’s Naib Nazim, Shoaib Akhtar, TMO Matanat Ali Khan and Nazims of union councils Nos 6, 8 and 11, Azhar Baig, Rehan Raees and Mohib Fatmi, resepectively.
