Three KMC team had been tasked to collect thousands of tons of rubble from the razed shops. Three more KMC teams were instructed to continue the anti-encroachment drive in area.
KMC will carry out a demolition drive inside the zoo in the next phase. The shopkeepers were earlier told to vacate the shops within one months’ timeframe.
The anti-encroachment drive is part of a wider campaign aimed at the restoration of Karachi Zoo. KMC will also carry out beautification and maintenance works.
The decision was made at a special meeting, which was presided over by KMC Commissioner Dr Syed Saifur Rehman. Recreation Senior Director Mansoor Qazi and other officials also attended the meeting.
