Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Karachi today (Saturday) to get the Karachi Transformation Plan implemented to resolve long-standing problems of the metropolis.
This was stated in a tweet by PTI leader and Senator Faisal Javed Khan.
He said the Karachi Transformation Plan is aimed at addressing the provincial capital’s long pending problems like choked drainage and sewerage system, encroachments, poor waste disposal, water supply and transport.
Before wrapping up his one-day Karachi visit, PM Imran is expected to meet members of the PTI-led government’s coalition partners, the Grand Democratic Alliance and the Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P).
Afterwards, he will pay a visit to the Pakistan Stock Exchange before departing from the city.
As per documents seen by The News, the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) — worth Rs300 billion — has been included as one of the projects under the Rs802 billion KTP’s mass transit systems. China will provide Rs250 billion whereas the Government of Sindh will add Rs50 billion to the project.
Six mass transit system projects worth Rs447.43 billion are expected to be announced under the KTP. Among the development projects are eight sewerage projects, four solid waste management projects, two water drainage projects, and various road construction and repair projects costing Rs162.60 billion, Rs14.86 billion, Rs4.70 billion, and Rs62.30 billion, respectively.
The News reported that Rs723.25 billion more are needed for the completion of the transformation plan while Rs32 billion have already been allocated to the development projects in the current year’s budget while Rs47.18 billion have been spent so far.
