CM demands funds for completion of K-IV project

FWO director-general says work on project is going on ‘war footings’

KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah urged upon the federal government to allocate its complete share of K-IV project in the next budget so that it could be completed by the end of February next year.

He said this while talking to Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) Director-General Lt Gen Mohammad Afzal, who called on him along with his delegation at the CM House. local Government Minister Jam Khan Shoro also attended the meeting.

The DG said that work on the Rs25-billion K-IV project’s phase I was in progress on ‘war footings’. The second phase of the project, which is purely of mechanical and electrical works, has yet to be started.

Sindh’s share

The chief minister said the Sindh government has to release Rs12.5 billion, of which Rs6 billion have been allocated for fiscal year 2016-2017. Of this amount, Rs3 billion has been released and the remaining is being released, he said.



Murad said that in the next budget, his government would allocate Rs6.5 billion, completing its total share, and urged upon the federal government to allocate its entire amount.

Centre’s share

At present, the federal government has allocated Rs1 billion in the fiscal 2016-2017, of which it has released only Rs400 million.

The chief minister also reviewed the progress of the Karachi-Thatta Dual Carriageway, on which work was in progress.



The chief minister appreciated the pace of work and directed the local government minister to sign an agreement with FWO for K-IV phase II so that mechanical and electrical works such as installation of pumping stations could be started from August. "I want this project to be completed by February 2018," he said.