KARACHI: Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab has announced the launch of a large-scale road repair and restoration campaign in Karachi after heavy rains caused serious damage to the city’s roads. The campaign will officially begin.
In a statement, Mayor Wahab said that the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has been instructed to start filling potholes and fixing damaged roads immediately to ensure safe and smooth travel for citizens.
“As part of our post-rain recovery plan, repair work will start on 106 main roads under KMC’s control from Sunday,” he said. “This step is vital to keep the city’s transport system running and protect citizens from accidents.”
The mayor added that development schemes will also be launched in different union councils (UCs) to improve inner streets and other local infrastructure that has been badly affected by the rains.
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“We are working hard to restore normal urban life and provide relief to the people of Karachi,” Mayor Wahab said, urging citizens to cooperate with repair teams and drive carefully near areas under construction.
Later in the evening, the mayor posted on X (formerly Twitter) that rehabilitation work had started on Akbar Shaheed Link Road in Orangi Town, District West, where KMC workers were installing paver blocks.
Meanwhile, commuters faced severe traffic jams across almost all city districts on Friday as many roads remained full of potholes after the recent heavy rains.
