An Unfinished Roundabout

Thursday 2nd February 2012 | Rabi-ul-Awwal 9, 1433

THE Ziauddin roundabout in Karachi’s North Nazimabad, which has been under construction for the last six or so months, seems to have been dug for ages, and the work in progress is being carried out at a snail’s pace.

It is important to mention here that in addition to a hospital and a medical college, there are numerous schools in the vicinity of this roundabout. And, above all, it is a densely populated area. One can imagine chaos in the morning when everyone is rushing to reach schools, college and hospital on time, struggling through the jampacked road, even driving on the wrong side.

Sometimes the haste gives rise to accidents and serious squabbles between commuters. Perhaps to save time, some of the bus drivers sometimes drop students on that buzzing and congested road which is too risky to be neglected. Amid honking horns, noise and air pollution patients in and around the hospital no doubt suffer a great deal.

In the light of all this, one strongly feels the authorities concerned need to take prompt action and resolve this matter by speeding up the ongoing work at the said roundabout so that many citizens passing through this area could reach their respective destinations on time and safely. Furthermore, patients coming to the area hospital too would recover quickly.

SAIMA ABEDI 
Karachi