LARKANA: The apex court directions have not yet been fully complied with by the Larkana district administration for disposal of sewerage water and provision of safe drinking water to the residents.
In this connection a high level meeting was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Larkana Division Commissioner, Mohammad Abbas Baloch, in his office, which was participated by Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Sukkur, their Superintending Engineer in Larkana, deputy commissioner Kashif Ali Tipu, executive engineer PHED Abdul Wahab Sahto and others.
Commissioner Baloch expressed dissatisfaction over PHED officials’ failure to complete sewage schemes and establish Oxidation Ponds.
He asked the PHED officials as to why schemes are not completed timely despite his repeated orders.
The SE informed him that a new scheme costing Rs200 million has been prepared, PC-1 of which has also been approved by Sindh Government and soon work will be started for improving sewerage system in Larkana on receipt of required funds.
However, sources said that a major scheme for disposal of sewerage water was approved in 2014 costing Rs1400 million for improving sewerage system of Larkana which was to be completed within two years but even after lapse of about five years it is still incomplete.
Sewage water of two disposals is still being thrown into the Rice Canal along with 490 pipes that have illegally been installed by the residents living on both sides of Rice Canal for which district administration have been issuing several warnings to remove the underground pipes but to no avail.