KARACHI: The Pakistan Railways chairman Habib-ur-Rehman Gillani visited the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) tracks on Sunday. He also held a meeting regarding the revival of the KCR.

The meeting was attended by PR divisional superintendent (DS), Karachi, Arshad Salam Khattak, KCR project director Ameer Mohammad Daudpota, deputy DS Farid Ahmad and relevant engineers working in the KCR project.

The railways chairman visited various stations and level crossings of the KCR project from City to Drigh Road while travelling through Baldia, Shah Latif, SITE, Orangi, Nazimabad, Gillani and Urdu College stations. He also held a trolley inspection of the loop.

The chairman also examined the area of Green Line bus project that crosses the KCR tracks in Nazimabad and stressed the need for expediting communication with the relevant authorities so that the proposed underpasses or overhead bridges could be built timely.

Published in Dawn, August 10th, 2020

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