KARACHI, July 23: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Sunday ordered the KWSB to conduct a survey with cooperation of town nazims about all legal and illegal hydrants in the metropolis and submit him a report within a week so that operation against the illegal hydrants could be launched with help of police and Rangers.
Addressing a joint meeting of town nazims and KWSB officials here at the Civic Centre, Mustafa Kamal said that there was no crisis of water in Karachi, but some elements were creating problems due to illegal water connections. He said that all illegal hydrants would be closed down in phases.
He said that Karachiites would be provided water through pipelines. He made it clear that one or two hydrants would be allowed to operate where needed. He took notice of slow work of laying down water pipeline at the Shahrah-i-Quaideen and asked the EDO Works and Services to get approval for roof of nullah along the Shahrah-i-Quaideen.
The city nazim said that the city government had set up a weighbridge at Jam Chakar landfill site and now contractors would not be allowed to use private weighbridges.
It was decided in the meeting that towns would get fees from those dumping construction material and debris on roads and streets.
He said that a feasibility report was being prepared to set up a flyover at the Bacha Khan Chowrangi. He said that survey of others roundabouts of the city was also in progress.
He said that work on the sewerage system in Landhi-Korangi Industrial Areas would be initiated from July 29, 2006.
Earlier, a delegation of Chinese investors called on City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal at his office on Saturday.
The nazim informed Chinese investors about ongoing development projects and invited them to invest. He said all possible facilities would be provided to them.
Chinese investors expressed their interest in Karachi Mass Transit Corridor-II and vowed that they would start work shortly on it and bring more investment into the metropolis.
Karachi Mass Transit Director-General Malik Zaheerul Islam and EDO (Revenue) Saalah Ahmed Farooqi were also present.
In another meeting held to review the progress of development projects on Saturday, City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal said that inauguration of under construction roads, flyovers and underpasses in the metropolis will start from the second week of August.
He said that Abul Hasan Ispahani Road had been reconstructed and opened for traffic.
Mr Kamal said that development projects worth Rs30 billion under way in the city were near completion, adding that for the first time in Karachi several projects were initiated simultaneously with a fast pace. He said that the ongoing projects created some difficulties for citizens which would be removed with the completion of work at the project sites. He said that citizens would witness a considerable improvement in the situation.
The nazim directed the officials concerned to expedite pace of work on all the ongoing projects so that they were completed within stipulated time.
He told the participants of the meeting that Ibn-i-Sina Road would be opened for traffic by the second week of August.
This would be followed by opening of road in Pak Colony and later inauguration of Shahrah-i-Orangi while under construction flyovers would be inaugurated in the intervening period.
During this period, Karachi Water and Sewerage Board projects would start getting completed, he added.
He said that Karachi had entered a new modern era with the construction of flyovers, underpasses, tallest structure of the country and promotion of information technology.—PPI