Karachi: The Mayor Karachi has announced an operation against encroachments on drains, a news source reported. The storm drains will also be cleaned after Eid and preparations have been completed for the drives.
The mayor further said that in the drain cleaning drive, the encroachments on the drains will also be demolished. He said that all efforts will be made to clean and repair the drains property this year, so the exercise does not have to be repeated every year. He said that 60% of Karachi’s garbage goes into drains and this is causing health issues for the residents of Karachi.
Explaining the details of the campaign further, the mayor during a press conference stated that chief engineers will oversee the drive themselves and weekly progress reports will be put before the media. Municipal Services Department Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) will be made the central point and it will take 24 hour complaints on 1,339 drains in the city.
