PM Imran Rolls Out Rs1.1tr Plan To Revamp Karachi

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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday announced a development package of Rs1.1 trillion for Karachi under its transformation plan in the wake of recent unprecedented heavy rains leaving the infrastructure of the metropolis in tatters and its civic agencies struggling to mitigate the woes of its residents. The second major chunk -- Rs267 billion – has been allocated for solid waste management, clearing stormwater drains, and the resettlement of people living in encroachments built on the city’s waterways. Besides the lack of a proper sewerage and drainage system, one the main reasons the heavy downpour triggered urban flooding in Karachi was garbage and sludge choking the city’s nullahs, which have already shrunken because of informal settlements along their banks. A sum of Rs141 billion would be spent on the city’s sewage treatment plants, Rs92 billion on water supply projects and Rs41 billion on roads. After arriving in Karachi earlier in the day, the premier met Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and chaired a meeting of the Karachi committee, which comprises members from the three main political parties in the city -- the PTI, PPP and MQM-P. Addressing the media flanked by the Sindh governor and the chief minister, the premier said the federal and provincial governments had decided to deal with the issues of the metropolis “together”. 1100 billion for Karachi to address the city's chronic problems.#KarachiVisionByPMIK pic.twitter.com/CK6KqONqmo — Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) September 5, 2020 All of issues of Karachi, including water supply, drainage, sewage, public transport and solid waste disposal, would be addressed at once I would have visited [Karachi] sooner but we had to prepare a structure [of the Karachi Transformation Plan]. The premier said the city’s transformation plan would be executed by the Provincial Coordination Implementation Committee (PCIC) chaired by the chief minister. The prime minister pointed out that there were encroachments on the city’s drains which had created a catastrophic situation during recent rains.