Delay in flyovers' construction irks Karachiites

KARACHI: The authorities have failed in completing work on as many as four under construction flyovers despite the lapse of deadline, adding to the miseries of the citizens.

The four flyovers, which were to be constructed on the Shahra-e-Pakistan by March 2013, still have a lot of work to be done.

The authorities planned to construct the flyovers at the Water Pump, Aisha Manzil, Liaquatabad Post Office and Teen Hatti intersections as huge traffic jams had become routine due to heavy traffic from and to the Super Highway.

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) officials had claimed that the project would be completed within six months. However, it seems the project could not be completed till the end of September.

The reason for the construction work was described to be scarcity of funds. However, the issue of funds is no longer a pretext for any further delay as the KMC has got Rs35 billion budget approved for the next fiscal year.