Karachi Sindh Local Government Minister, Saeed Ghani, has said that the bridge being constructed on Korangi Causeway in Karachi will be opened for vehicular traffic after completion on January 1, 2025.
The Local Government Minister stated this as he on Sunday inspected the development works to reconstruct the Korangi Causeway as one of the mega uplift projects in Karachi. Project Director, Tariq Mughal, briefed in detail the Local Government Minister on the Korangi Causeway reconstruction project.
The Local Government Minister mentioned that work was in progress day and night to complete the reconstruction of the Korangi Causeway. He said the reconstruction work would be completed by the start of next year as a big gift of the Sindh government for the people of Karachi.
Ghani said the Sindh government had been spending billions of rupees to complete mega uplift works all over Sindh including Karachi in pursuance of the vision for development of Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
He mentioned that the construction of the new bridge on Korangi Causeway would improve the commuting facilities for the people of Korangi, Landhi, and Malir. He recalled that the flow of vehicular traffic in the past monsoon seasons had been affected due to inundation caused by to overflow of rainwater from the Malir River. He said the Sindh government had ordered the construction of this bridge on an emergency basis to ensure an unhindered flow of traffic on the Korangi Causeway. The Local Government Minister said the Sindh government had been constructing development projects in all parts of Sindh without any discrimination to serve the people in the best possible manner. He said the construction of the Malir Expressway was being in progress expeditiously with the mega project designed in a manner to provide fast travelling facility to a large number of people.
Later, the Local Government Minister along with the Chairman of Korangi Town, Muhammad Naeem Sheikh, planted a coconut tree sapling as part of the ongoing “Clean and Green Korangi” drive. Member of Sindh Assembly, Farooq Awan, PPP District Korangi President Jani Memon, Sheeraz Waheed, Ahmed Raza, and others accompanied Ghani during the visit.