KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday agreed to help the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) in financing the construction of dedicated parking plazas in key downtown areas of the city to ease traffic congestion and improve urban mobility.

A KMC statement said that a four-member ADB delegation, led by Hussain Haider and comprising Julia Hollnagel, Umer Shafique and Sadiq Aftab, met with Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab at his office.

`During the meeting, both parties agreed to construct dedicated parking plazas in key downtown areas, including M.A.

Jinnah Road and I.I.

Chundrigar Road,` it added. -Staff Reporter