Officials told to speed up KCR restoration work

Pakistan Railways chairperson Habibur Rehman Gilani has directed the relevant officials to expedite work for the restoration of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) in order to facilitate the residents of the port city.

Gilani held a meeting regarding the KCR's revival on Sunday and also visited various stations and level crossings of the intra-city railway, from City Railway Station to Drigh Road Railway Station, en route Baldia, Shah Latif, SITE and other stations.

The chairperson expressed concern over hazardous substances being disposed of on the KCR track in SITE, upon which Karachi divisional superintendent Arshad Salam Khattak informed him that the Sindh government had been approached to resolve the issue and it would soon be fixed.

Furthermore, after examining the location where the Green Line bus rapid transit route crossed paths with the KCR track in Nazimabad, he urged officials to boost communication with the relevant authorities so that the proposed underpasses or overhead bridges could be completed on time.

KCR project director Ameer Mohammad Daudpota apprised Gilani that they had held various meetings with the provincial government and Rs3 billion had been allocated for the purpose.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 10^th, 2020.