KARACHI:As much as 7152 tons of garbage was lifted on the first day of drive from the megacity.
Sindh chief minister Syed Murad Shah said however on the second day stones and boulders were removed from a 2-dia sewer line at Malir 15 stuffed by his political opponents. He said that a MNA had staged sit-in at the site of Malir Halt and some people reported that stones and boulders were dropped into the manhole of 24 dia so that entire Malir and Quaidabad area, including main Shahrarh-e-Faisal could be turned into a pool of gutter sewer.
The chief minister took the media persons to Malir Halt and showed them a large number of heavy stones and boulders recovered from the manhole of 24 dia sewer.
Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Shah told on the occasion that apart from tractors and trollies, 212 dumpers were used in the cleanliness drive in which 1263 workers participated. These dumpers made some 848 trips and transported 7152 tons of garbage to the temporary GTS set up in the city.
The chief minister said that if the pace of lifting garbage at 7152 tons a day was made the 30-day progress would reach to 214,560 tons.