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Sindh CM approves Rs1.5bn to repair Karachi roads damaged by rainfall – Pakistan

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday approved Rs1.5 billion to repair Karachi roads damaged by the heavy rainfall this monsoon season, a statement from the CM House said.

Monsoon rains have been going on since August 27 in Karachi and have so far been counted at nearly 226 millimeters across all seven districts. As a result, key link roads have caved in, standing rainwater in many areas has mixed with spilling sewage, and thoroughfares have been rendered unusable both for pedestrians and motorists.

On Monday, the Sindh Assembly echoed the concerns and criticism of opposition lawmakers over the damage to roads and streets during the recent short spells of light to moderate rain in the city.

To review the situation, CM Shah today presided over a meeting regarding the repair of rain-affected roads in Karachi.

“It is unacceptable for the quality of work to fall short of standards, and strict action must be taken against those responsible,” the chief minister said, according to the statement, emphasizing the need for accountability in the construction and maintenance of public infrastructure.

The meeting, held at the CM House, was attended by Minister of Planning and Development (P&D) Nasir Shah, Minister of Local Government Saeed Ghani, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, and other officials from the relevant government departments.

The CM directed Ghani to initiate an inquiry into the roads constructed or repaired after 2022 that have since been damaged.

“This shows that the quality of the work was not maintained, therefore, they must be brought to book,” CM Shah said.

Wahab told the CM that 17,861,500 squares of roads had been damaged during the rainfall of 2024.

District Central had 909,500 square feet of damaged roads, East 795,000 square feet, Central 832,000 square feet, West 13,750,000 square feet, Korangi 5,555,000 square feet, Malir 625,000 square feet, and 395,000 square feet of flyovers and bridges.

The CM was told that 120 roads, flyovers, and underpasses in the city needed patchwork, including 20 roads in district South, 22 in East, seven in Central, 38 in West, 11 in Korangi, and 12 in Malir along with a total of 10 flyovers.

He added that around Rs1.5 billion were required to repair and reconstruct the damaged roads, bridges, and flyovers, which were immediately approved by the CM with the directives to carry out “quality work”, according to the statement.

Wahab further told the CM that under the World Bank-funded Competitive and Liveable City of Karachi (CLICK) project, six major works would be started, including the construction of flyover at the Railway Line on Khalid Bin Waleed Road, District Malir, the construction of Mehrunisa Hospital Road leading to Nasir Jum, Ibrahim Hyderi, rehabilitation of road from Bab-e-Khyber to Sector-4, Orangi, construction of road and drainage system from Khawaj Ajmer Nagri Roundabout to Manghopir via Dadex Factory, North Karachi, construction of Captain Kamal Sher Khan Shaheed Football Stadium and Sports Complex, District West and construction of Shahzad Football Stadium, Malir.

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