KARACHI:Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Iqbal Memon Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the work of shifting of utilities from Red Line corridor of 26 kilometer planned to be started work of construction.
The project of Red line corridor from Malir Halt to Numaish via Safoora , MET office , University, Shahra e Quaideen will be implemented by the Sindh governnment with the financial support of ADB, said a news release.
Representatives of the TransKarachi briefed the commissioner about the project.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) South Irshad Sodhar and DC East Asif Jan Siddiqui, officials of KMC, DMCs Water and Sewerage Board, and representatives of utility organisations including K-Electric, Sui Southern Gas Company, PTCL and NTC attended the meeting.
The meeting reviewed the work of shifting of utilities from the corridor.
Commissioner asked the organisations to extend all possible support to carry out shifting of utilities from the corridor so as to timely start of work of construction on the corridor which is schedule to be started in December in the current year.
The meeting was told by the TransKarachi representatives that process of tendering has been completed for the start of construction work on the corridor in December.
The meeting was further informed meeting that estimated cost of the project was 500 million US dollars. There would be 250 biogas buses, being introduced on the Red Line. The route will have 22 stations from Malir Halt to Numaish via safoora, MET office and University road. It would be a unique corridor which would also have the ways for pedestrians as well as bicycle riders.