May 28, 2007	Monday	Jamadi-ul-Awwal 11, 1428

KARACHI, May 27: A section of I. I. Chundrigar Road from Tower to Habib Bank Plaza has been opened for traffic.

Speaking on the occasion, City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal said that at the start of the construction of I.I. Chundrigar Road last month they had promised that work on this road would be completed in four months and now a part of this road was opened for traffic in just one and half month, while the entire project would be completed as per schedule.

He said that the I.I. Chundrigar was the most important corridor of the country and it was being reconstructed to make it a model road of Pakistan.

The nazim said for this purpose banks and financial institutions having offices on this road contributed Rs220 million while rest of money was arranged by the city district government Karachi. He said surrounding localities of old town area would also be benefited from this modern road.Mr Kamal said that surveillance cameras would also be installed on this road to control traffic. He said that work on this road was being carried out in three shifts, so as to complete it on time.

UPLIFT WORK: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed officials concerned to ensure completion of the Rs4.5 billion worth uplift works under way in the four industrial zones of the city before June this year.

He was addressing the officers and engineers of the city government and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) at a meeting here on Saturday.

The meeting reviewed the pace of development work being carried out in the industrial areas of the city and necessary directives were also issued to resolve any hurdles in the completion of the same.

Mr Kamal pointed out that the Korangi industrial area which was the largest industrial zone of the city had nearly 3,500 factories and contributed Rs250 million daily to the national exchequer but remained without basic facilities.—PPI/APP