Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Friday directed project director Malir expressway to start work on 1st phase of the project starting from Jam Saddiq Bridge to Quaidabad, as new alignment of the project has been finalized.
The Minister said this while presiding over an important meeting on Malir Expressway (MEW). PPP Karachi Division President and Sindh Education & Labour Minister Saeed Ghani also attended the meeting.
Sindh Local Government Minister said that MEW project was a mega project of Sindh Government under public private partnership, that would ease the traffic congestion of Karachi adding that a new alignment has been designed after the objections were raised by the people of Malir.
Syed Nasir Shah said that Malir was a stronghold of PPP and a new alignment has been designed after consultation with the elected representative of Malir district and stakeholders. “The Sindh Government was trying to minimize displacement of the population,” the Minister added.
The Minister said that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah have also approved the new route of Malir Expressway project.
Briefing the meeting, Deputy Commissioner Malir told that 400 to 500 houses would be affected in 4 villages under new alignment. He added that the Government has to acquire 40 acres of private land under the new route. On this, the Local Government Minister directed DC Malir to include a resettlement segment for the displaced population in the project and also identify the land for the purpose.