KARACHI, June 26: The city government has allocated Rs15.1 billion in the budget for more than 64 major schemes. According to the details provided by the city government on Monday, the allocations included Rs9.893 billion for schemes of roads, bridges, flyovers, drainage crisis centres, water supply and solid waste management under Taameer-i-Karachi Programme.
The development works in 178 union councils will incur an expenditure of Rs1.7 billion. This included a detailed study for better environmental-friendly public transport system under public-private partnership Rs500 million, model schools/campus projects Rs400 million, rehabilitation and repair of roads, footpaths, culverts, roundabouts/inter-sections Rs200 million, construction of parking plazas Rs200 million.
The development and improvement of parks will cost Rs150.590 million, various schemes of community citizens boards Rs150 million, Karachi Medical and Dental College Rs145 million, Institute of Heart Diseases Rs125 million, purchase of fire engines Rs106.3 million, improvement and rehabilitation of town roads Rs100 million.
For health information management system in Abbassi Shaheed Hospital Rs78.86 million is allocated, Rs43.5 million for purchase of a lithotripsy machine for the same hospital, a fund of Rs35 million is earmarked for purchase of medical/ electrical equipment and ventilators for ICU of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, while Rs60 million are earmarked for healthcare facilities in rural areas/goths of Karachi.
A fund of Rs100 million is tagged for housing schemes for city government employees, Rs88.5 million for uplift schemes as suggested by female city councillors, Rs30 million for construction of 4000-Road and Rs30 million for Aiwan-i-Riffat. Rs80 million would be spent on rehabilitation and upgrading of the Banaras Interchange, Rs60 million for construction of road in Azeempura, Rs66.69 million for citizens’ complaints and information system, and Rs50 million for construction of Maulana Shaukat Ali Road.
For establishing a city diagnostic centre Rs40 million are tagged, while Rs40 million are earmarked for repair, improvement and widening of Greeks Village-Hawksbay Road, Rs30 million for electrification of major roads and Rs30 million for construction, repair and betterment of rainstorm drains and nullahs.—APP/PPI
