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Rs 273 Billion cleared for Karachi Circular Railway
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Rs 273 Billion cleared for Karachi Circular Railway

Karachi: On Thursday, the Central Development Working Party (CDWP)cleared 3 projects of 280 Billion Rupees, including the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR). Karachi Circular Railway (condensed as KCR). It is a partially active regional public transit system in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. KCR was fully operational between 1964 to 1994. It was all of a sudden shutdown in 1999. Since 2001 several attempts were taken to revive it. In November 2020, the KCR partially revived operations on the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. For the last few decades, Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) is facing many difficulties for being on the rails. There are multiple reasons behind the declining condition of this department. Poor Governance, Corruption, Political Interference, Huge def...