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Murad for early completion of bridges being built on railway crossingsKARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed Works Services Department to complete three under construction overhead bridges on railway crossings at Tando Adam, Kotri and Jacobabad by June 2018 because the incomplete work has caused serious hardships for the people.This he said while presiding over a meeting to review the progress of the incomplete schemes and the schemes started under repair and maintenance (MR) head here at the CM House Wednesday.
The meeting was attended by Chairman PD Mohammad Waseem, Principal Secretary to CM Sohail Rajput, Secretary Works Aijaz Memon, chief engineer (roads) and other concerned officers.The chief minister said that during his visit to Tando Adam in January last he had visited the overhead bridge, including approaching roads to Railway Crossing but noted that the works department leaving the railway portion has almost been completed the scheme.
Discussing the overhead bridge on railway line between Kotri City and the Industrial Area, Kotri, the chief minister said that he had visited the bridge in first week of February.
He added that the work on the bridge has been left complete.
The secretary works told the chief minister that the Sindh High Court Circuit Bench, Hyderabad has issued stay order in September 2017.
On this the chief minister directed him to pursue the case in the court properly and get the stay order vacated and start the work.
He also advised him to see if the railway authority has issued the NOC or not so that this matter could also be addressed accordingly.Murad Ali Shah also said that work on Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Flyover bridge on Jal Phatak (railway crossing) Jacobabad is also incomplete.
Meanwhile, Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah reviewing the Repair Maintenance (MR) works said that this year, 2017-18, he had allocated Rs5.32 billion for repair and maintenance of different roads and so far Rs5 billion have been released.
The funds were allocated district-wise so that old roads could be improved for smooth flow of vehicular traffic.
The chief minister was informed that under MR work on four Tando Mohammad Khan Roads have been started.
They are TM Khan -Mullah Katiar Road to village Lal Khan Brohi Road for Rs21.3 million, to village Achar Patel for Rs27.2 million, to village Luqman Khaskheli for Rs19.1 million and village to Anwar Khan Nizamani village for Rs24.5 million.
The chief minister directed PD Chairman to send his Director General to inspect all the roads being repaired under MR budget and report him about their quality.





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