KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and Minister for Communication Asad Mahmood in meeting at CM House agreed to strengthen coordination between provincial government and National Highway Authority (NHA) so that ongoing road sector schemes of NHA in province could be completed well in time.

Minister Works Zia Abbas Shah, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, Chairman P&D Hassan Naqvi, SMBR Baqaullah Unar, PSCM Fayaz Jatoi, Secretary Works, Secretary Finance Sajid Jamal Abro while from federal government Secretary Communication Cap (retd) Muhammad Khurram, member Sindh NHA Munir Memon, member Finance NHA Muhammad Tayab and others attended meeting.

CM said that N-120 Hyderabad-Khokhrapar via Mirpurkhas Road was 220 km, of which 120 km section from Mirpurkhas to Khokhrapar via Umerkot was under execution by NHA. CM said that there were another two sections of road, including 80 km from Mirpurkhas to Umerkot and 40 km from Umerkot to Khokhrapar. Out of 80 km road from Mirpurkhas to Umerkot, 60.00 km has been widened/reconditioned, whereas work on remaining portion from Umerkot to Khokhrapar (Raja Rasti) of 20 km has not been started as yet.

In meeting, issues raised by CM said that work on road from Khanote to Manjhand has not been started as yet.   Garo-Keti Bunder Road, 95 km also came under discussion. CM disclosed that NHA had started work on road in 2066 and then abandoned it in 2008. He added that out of 95 km, Triple Surface Treatment (TST) on 60 km has been made.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 25 2023

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