Karachi: On Tuesday, the Sindh Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to initiate the removal of garbage from Karachi, a news source reported. During the session, the assembly directed the authorities concerned to take immediate and sustainable steps in this regard.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Lawmaker Bilal Ghaffar presented the bill in the assembly. He also revealed that provincial authorities had spent PKR 300 million during the recent month-long garbage removal campaign in the city.
Meanwhile, Information Minister Saeed Ghani stated that they had been able to remove the garbage backlog in Karachi during the campaign initiated by Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah.
At the end of October, the CM approved a grant of PKR 88 million to continue the ‘Clean My Karachi’ drive in the city. He approved the funds for the District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) and the Karachi District Council.
Ghani informed the assembly that they had not tasked the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) with the disposal of construction debris and other solid waste in the city. He added that the issues concerning the removal of garbage from homes was not due to the SSWMB, but because of the poor performance of the Chinese firms contracted for the project.
