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Friday, July 10, 2009
By our correspondent
Karachi
Pakistan’s first multi-storey parking plaza was inaugurated on Thursday in Saddar by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan and City Nazim Mustafa Kamal.
Khan congratulated the people of Karachi for the completion of the project and also praised the efforts of the city nazim and his team.
“The world has recognized the importance of Karachi in the last four years and its nazim was nominated among the best mayors of the world which is a great compliment for all Pakistanis,” he said.
“Today is a good day for the people of Karachi and all Pakistanis because the country’s first car parking plaza has now been opened for public,” Kamal said, adding that the city government had a plan under which the busy area of Saddar will gradually be made pedestrian-friendly.
The nazim said that the city government has also planned to construct a three- to four-level underground vehicle parking area at Jahangir Park in Saddar, while the park would be retained above this facility. “With this project no one will be able to establish encroachments at Jahangir Park,” he added.
He also appealed to those people who had tried to get stay order from court regarding this project to allow the city government go ahead with its plan or else the area of Jahangir Park would be heavily encroached upon by land grabbers in next few years.
Executive District Officer Iftikhar Qaimkhani said that work on the construction of the parking plaza began in 2006 and it was completed at a cost of Rs650 million. He said that the parking plaza is fully computerized and surveillance video cameras have been installed at all major locations. The building is also equipped with a heavy elevator and a standby generator.
He also informed that the project was in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Karachi Master Plan.
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