Karachi: The Sindh government has announced its decision to build a new 35-kilometre-long storm drain for preventing urban flooding in low-lying areas, including Saadi Town, around the city, , a news source reported.
Sindh Chief Secretary (CS) Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah revealed this information while chairing a meeting pertaining to preventive measures against monsoon and urban floods. He added that they would also rehabilitate the existing Mahran drain. For this purpose, the authorities concerned will remove illegal constructions and encroachments from its bed.
For rehabilitating the Mahran drain, the CS has formed a committee comprising officials from Irrigation Department, Cantonment Board, and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC). He directed the officials to prepare a feasibility report and submit the PC-1 within 30 days’ time.
Officials concerned also briefed the meeting that
K-Electric’s KDA Grid Station was vulnerable to flooding during last monsoon
season. In response, the CS directed the K-Electric authorities to devise a
plan for safety of its installations, and share it with the provincial
government. He also ordered the officials concerned to write a letter to the
National Highway Authority (NHA) for widening the culverts on the Motorway.
