Karachi ki masroof tareen shahrah University Road ek baar phir badhtar traffic ke liye tayyar ho rahi hai, kyunke Red Line BRT ke baad ab Karachi Water and Sewerage System Improvement Project (KWSSIP) ne bhi naye pipelines ke liye road-cutting aur heavy machinery ka kaam shuru kar diya hai. Is fresh construction ne Nipa Chowrangi se Federal Urdu University tak ke corridor ko aik martaba phir se dug-up zone bana diya hai.
Zarai ne bataya ke 10 November se 30 December tak University Road ka aik hissa band rahega, jahan 96-inch aur 72-inch diameter ke pipelines K-IV augmentation plan ke tehat bichhay ja rahe hain. Yeh takreeban 2.7 kilometer ka hissa shamil karta hai aur shaher ke pani ke nizaam ko behtar banane ke liye zaroori qadam qarar diya ja raha hai.
Laiken commuters ke liye pareshaani barqarar hai, kyunke Red Line ke kaam ne pehle hi Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Johar aur aas paas ke ilaqon ko dust, congestion aur long delays ka markaz bana diya hai.
Officials ne yeh bhi wazahat ki hai ke Hassan Square se Nipa Chowrangi tak 51 din ki mukammal bandish ki jo khabar social media par phail rahi hai, woh ghalat hai. Unka kehna hai ke construction phases mein hoga aur sirf selected points par dono tracks par kaam kiya jayega. Red Line corridor ke dono jaanib 96-inch aur 72-inch ki pipelines daali ja rahi hain, aur deadline 31 December muqarrar ki gayi hai.
Pehle phase mein Nipa Bridge ke neeche U-turn se Federal Urdu University tak ka hissa band kiya gaya hai, jabke doosre phase mein Hasan Square se Nipa tak ka kaam shamil hoga. Traffic police ne diversion plan tyaar kar liya hai, jiske tehat chhoti gaariyon ko Nipa Bridge ke neeche se Aziz Bhatti Park ki taraf divert kiya ja raha hai. Bridge par traffic abhi khula rahega. Commuters se guzarish hai ke rehnumai ke liye 1915 traffic helpline se raabta karein.
Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town ke Chairman Dr. Fawad Ahmed ka kehna hai ke ilaqe ke log pehle hi Red Line ke lambe arsay se chalne wale construction se shadeed pareshan hain. Yahan 3 bari universities, offices, hotels aur ghana bastee wala ilaqua shamil hai jahan rozana hazaaron log guzarte hain. Unka kehna tha ke jab tak sahi planning aur alternate routes behtar nahi banaye jate, students, patients aur rozmarra ke commuters ko lambi traffic delays aur dust ka samna karna padega. Unhon ne hukoomat se appeal ki ke kaam ki raftaar tez ki jaye aur alternate routes ko behtar banaya jaye taa ke awam ko kam se kam takleef ho.