K-IV Pipeline Work Once Again Delayed in Karachi

For five years, commuters using University Road have endured dug-up roads, traffic bottlenecks, and repeated disruptions.

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• Under the Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP), 96-inch and 72-inch pipelines are being laid between Nipa Chowrangi and Hassan Square.
• KWSSIP Project Manager Faisal Javed acknowledged the delay but remarked work was progressing, confirming the augmentation project would be completed by December 31, 2026.

For context, the 2.7-kilometre stretch was supposed to be completed in four months. Almost a year after work began, even so, the pipeline installation remains unfinished, raising questions regarding the pace of a much larger undertaking to lay 94 kilometers of pipelines throughout the metropolis.

Notably, the delay has continued to the difficulties faced by commuters and businesses along University Road, where work on the Red Line bus rapid transit project has been under way since 2021. One carriageway remains unusable for traffic, turning routine travel into a daily ordeal. NAB Extra Director Arrested in Alleged Fake Degree and Corruption Case.

Under the Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP), 96-inch and 72-inch pipelines are being laid between Nipa Chowrangi and Hassan Square. The work was originally scheduled for completion in February 2026 but has repeatedly missed deadlines.

Meanwhile, the ongoing excavation has additionally disrupted existing water, sewerage and gas infrastructure on a number of occasions, causing recurring water supply challenges for residents of Gulshan-e-Iqbal. Only last week, a 33-inch pipeline was damaged, leaving a number of localities without a fully restored water supply.

As well as K-Electric and Sui Southern Gas Business infrastructure, with workers proceeding cautiously to protect these utilities, contractor Abdul Rehman remarked the work had been complicated by the presence of existing water and sewerage lines.

Around 40 feet of the 96-inch pipeline remained to be laid, he continued, expressing hope the work would be completed by the end of December or the first week of January. These Karachi Areas Will Now Have Less Load-Shedding.

He remarked a high-tension K-Electric line at one location had contributed to the delay, requiring excavation of around 100 feet over approximately 45 days due to the sensitive nature of the work.

Javed remarked hydro-testing of the installed pipelines between Hassan Square and Baitul Mukarram Mosque had been completed successfully.

While the remaining 1.3 kilometers would be handed over by December 31, a 1.4-kilometre stretch would be handed over for Red Line road construction in the first week of November. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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