KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has announced that the government will provide 1,000 megawatts of electricity to the port city this year.
“As per promise, we will provide 1000 MW of electricity to Karachi,” the planning minister said while addressing a press conference in Karachi today (Saturday).
Asad Umar said, “We are trying to make Green Line [bus rapid transport system] functional in August.” Referring to encroachments, he said that encroachments were removed from Mehmoodabad while the authorities had been facing issues regarding Mehmoodabad, Orangi and Gujjar nullahs.
Regarding the development plans of Karachi, Umar said that a pipeline will be laid from Karachi port to Pipri on the basis of build–operate–transfer (BOT) and the bidding process of the project was completed.
He also pointed out that Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) was given the responsibility for the K-4 project, expressing hopes that the federal government’s projects in Karachi will be completed by the end of this year.
“China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not only being going ahead but expanding as well,” the federal minister said, adding that many things are usually being discussed about its western route.
Commenting over the economic progress, he said that the country received over $2 billion in remittances consistently for six months after the period of 11 years. “Those countries making progress in Asia have put maximum focus on exports,” he concluded.
