KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to hand over the Greater Karachi Water Supply project, commonly known as K-IV, to the army-managed construction firm, Frontier Works Organisation (FWO).
The project is now expected to be launched on March 23 this year.
This decision was taken during a meeting held by Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah at CM House and was especially attended by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad. The meeting started with Fateha for the departed soul of playwright Fatima Suraiyya Bajia.
K-IV was the most important project that the Pakistan Peoples Party leadership was pressing hard to launch in the large interest of the people of Karachi, said the chief minister. Since all the important officials were in the meeting, Shah asked everyone to fix a date to launch the project.
According to Sindh finance and planning and development minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, he and his team met the FWO director-general last week.
“As soon as they are given the contract, the FWO will start working,” he added.
CM Shah said that FWO is a reputable organisation. In the interest of quality, smooth working and timely completion, the contract should be awarded to FWO, he suggested.
