Karachi
Administrator Karachi Fazlur Rehman has said that the city government has initiated a study to make modern transport facilities available in Karachi by 2030 with the cooperation and financial support of Japan International Cooperation Agency. JICA will provide Rs370 million for the project. It has also formed a 24-member team of experts, of whom seven members have already started conducting study. The members of the study team called on Fazlur Rehman at his office in Civic Centre to discuss the study programme.
On the occasion, the administrator Karachi said that the city government will provide all possible help in the study and implementation of the Urban Transport Master Plan-2030 for Karachi. The administrator said that necessary measures would be taken regarding the requirements, problems and their solution under this study and it would make it easy for government to solve the transport problems of the city by providing better public transport facility to citizens. He said that Mass Transit Cell of city government has already provided Karachi Strategic Plan-2020 to JICA, however, it was further extending the plan up to 2030 by conducting the study.
The administrator was informed that local experts including Arif Hasan, Nauman Ahmed of NED University, Syed Shabbar Ali and Farhan Anwer of Shehri had been coordinating for KUTMP-2030, following which the amended plan has been handed over to JICA.
The project would give a comprehensive transport master plan to the city. JICA has allocated financial support of Rs356million while the Sindh government and CDGK have also contributed Rs14.7million for the study.
Administrator Karachi Fazlur Rehman has said that the city government has initiated a study to make modern transport facilities available in Karachi by 2030 with the cooperation and financial support of Japan International Cooperation Agency. JICA will provide Rs370 million for the project. It has also formed a 24-member team of experts, of whom seven members have already started conducting study. The members of the study team called on Fazlur Rehman at his office in Civic Centre to discuss the study programme.
On the occasion, the administrator Karachi said that the city government will provide all possible help in the study and implementation of the Urban Transport Master Plan-2030 for Karachi. The administrator said that necessary measures would be taken regarding the requirements, problems and their solution under this study and it would make it easy for government to solve the transport problems of the city by providing better public transport facility to citizens. He said that Mass Transit Cell of city government has already provided Karachi Strategic Plan-2020 to JICA, however, it was further extending the plan up to 2030 by conducting the study.
The administrator was informed that local experts including Arif Hasan, Nauman Ahmed of NED University, Syed Shabbar Ali and Farhan Anwer of Shehri had been coordinating for KUTMP-2030, following which the amended plan has been handed over to JICA.
The project would give a comprehensive transport master plan to the city. JICA has allocated financial support of Rs356million while the Sindh government and CDGK have also contributed Rs14.7million for the study.
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