KARACHI, July 24: The city nazim, Syed Mustafa Kamal, said that after making the SITE to Sharea Faisal corridor signal-free, the corridor from Nagan Chowrangi to Sharea Faisal would also be made signal-free.

He said that the city government had planned flyover at Jauhar More and overall the Haq Parast leadership was implementing development schemes worth Rs2.80 billion in Gulshan-i-Iqbal.

The city nazim stated this after inaugurating the newly constructed Abul Hasan Ispahani Road on Sunday night. He inaugurated the road formally by personally driving his car.

The 3.5km long and 9-12 metres wide road from Super Highway to University Road has been completed in one year at a cost of Rs109 million. The road, which will last for 20 to 30 years, has four lanes constructed after the removal of encroachments and shifting of storm water drain and utility services.

The people of Karachi will now hear news about inauguration of one after another mega project every week or every month, Mr Kamal said adding that an era of inconveniences faced by the Karachiites is coming to an end.

The city nazim said that Abul Hasan Ispahani Road was being regarded as a model road because of its beauty and quality. But after few months every city road will be a model road, because every road which he will inaugurate will be constructed as a model road, he added. He pointed out that previously a newly constructed road had a life span of about 6-12 months but the roads constructed by us would last much longer, around 20 to 30 years, he informed.

The nazim said that the construction of drains on road sides for disposal of rain water and shifting of utility services on one side of the road had been made part of bylaws so that quality of roads could be improved.

He said that the foundation stone of Pakistan's tallest building would be laid next week. It would not only be a building but would play an important role in the development of the economy.

The nazim referred to dumps of plaques inherited by him and said these were installed without any planning. Neither allocations were made for the projects nor feasibility reports prepared.

However, these were kept intact with provision of resources and preparation of PC-1s. These were approved and worked started and now those were near completion, he added.

Speaking on the occasion, Gulshan Town Nazim Wasay Jalil said that Gulshan-i-Iqbal would turn into a model town.

—APP