KARACHI (November 14 2009): The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved the Japan-funded Rs 370.81 million Karachi Transport Master Plan (KTMP) project, the first ever transport related study/planning in the city, for its onward approval by the Central Development Working Party (CDWP).
According to sources, the study under 'Transport Improvement Study Project' would be completed in two years, which would be the first transport-related master plan of any city in the country.
They said that the PC-II of the project, developed by Karachi Mass Transit Cell (KMTC), was considered by a technical committee of Sindh Planning and Development Department on November 10, 2009 and subsequently it was also cleared by PDWP on November 12 for onward approval of CDWP in its meeting to be held on November 19 in Islamabad.
With the approval of CDWP, Japanese government would start tendering in Japan for consultancy services, they said, adding that it was hoped that the team of consultants of Japan would be available in Karachi in January 2010 to start the study.
They said the important project costing Rs 370.81 million, out of which Rs 356.1 under Japanese grant in aid whereas the rest of Rs 14.71 million would equally be shared by the provincial government and City District Government Karachi (CDGK). The study would be completed in two phases; the first phase of 13 months would cost Rs 215.15 million and second phase of 11 months costing Rs 155.66 million.
This exercise, they further claimed, would help for strategic transport planning for 2013 with visionary planning in the great interest of the city and public at large. Besides, the study would also ensure the availability of feasibility study of about three highest travel demanding corridors for quick implementation of the project by attracting international investors. It is worth mentioning here that the City Government had signed an agreement with Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) on October 7, 2009, for evolving the transport master plan of the city under JICA funding.
According to sources, the study of the survey team would facilitate the preparation of the 'Karachi Transport Master Plan 2030'. Besides, they said, it would validate and screen the transport project identified in the Karachi Development Strategic Plan-2020 (the transport section of Karachi Master Plan).
For the last 62 years, they said, no master plan of transportation had been prepared for any city in Pakistan and it was the first in the history that complete planning for at least 20 years was being made for Karachi.
Interestingly, the Karachi Mass Transit Programme, Benazir Bhutto Transit CNG Bus Project and Bus Rapid Transit System, the revival of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), Lyari Expressway and other important projects were being started in the absence of the transport related Master Plan.
The JICA study was to include future traffic demand, roadside interview of citizens, transport related institution such as District Regional Transport Authority (DRTA), travel speed, environment impact, estimate capital cost for Rapid Mass Transit Project, etc.
According to sources, the study under 'Transport Improvement Study Project' would be completed in two years, which would be the first transport-related master plan of any city in the country.
They said that the PC-II of the project, developed by Karachi Mass Transit Cell (KMTC), was considered by a technical committee of Sindh Planning and Development Department on November 10, 2009 and subsequently it was also cleared by PDWP on November 12 for onward approval of CDWP in its meeting to be held on November 19 in Islamabad.
With the approval of CDWP, Japanese government would start tendering in Japan for consultancy services, they said, adding that it was hoped that the team of consultants of Japan would be available in Karachi in January 2010 to start the study.
They said the important project costing Rs 370.81 million, out of which Rs 356.1 under Japanese grant in aid whereas the rest of Rs 14.71 million would equally be shared by the provincial government and City District Government Karachi (CDGK). The study would be completed in two phases; the first phase of 13 months would cost Rs 215.15 million and second phase of 11 months costing Rs 155.66 million.
This exercise, they further claimed, would help for strategic transport planning for 2013 with visionary planning in the great interest of the city and public at large. Besides, the study would also ensure the availability of feasibility study of about three highest travel demanding corridors for quick implementation of the project by attracting international investors. It is worth mentioning here that the City Government had signed an agreement with Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) on October 7, 2009, for evolving the transport master plan of the city under JICA funding.
According to sources, the study of the survey team would facilitate the preparation of the 'Karachi Transport Master Plan 2030'. Besides, they said, it would validate and screen the transport project identified in the Karachi Development Strategic Plan-2020 (the transport section of Karachi Master Plan).
For the last 62 years, they said, no master plan of transportation had been prepared for any city in Pakistan and it was the first in the history that complete planning for at least 20 years was being made for Karachi.
Interestingly, the Karachi Mass Transit Programme, Benazir Bhutto Transit CNG Bus Project and Bus Rapid Transit System, the revival of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), Lyari Expressway and other important projects were being started in the absence of the transport related Master Plan.
The JICA study was to include future traffic demand, roadside interview of citizens, transport related institution such as District Regional Transport Authority (DRTA), travel speed, environment impact, estimate capital cost for Rapid Mass Transit Project, etc.
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