Karachi, September 21, 2019 (PPI-OT): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali during his visit of the city to review progress of first ever on-going garbage lifting drive has directed divisional administration to remove encroachment made under the flyovers and fine the builders throwing their debris on the road and arrest those who are throwing trash on the road.
This trash throwing and debris dumping exercise of the concerned people won’t stop until and unless they would be imposed fine. This he said on his over five hour long visit he made along with his cabinet members, Mayor Karachi. He visited all the six districts and wherever he went the concerned Chairman DMC, DCs and SSPs received him.
The chief minister started his visited from Shireen Jinnah Colony where he directed commissioner to direct a builder to remove debris they had dumped on the road leading to Ziauddin Hospital. “If the debris is not removed by tomorrow stop construction work of the building and impose heavy fine on him,” he directed Commissioner Karachi.
The road of Aga Khan Lab at Clifton Block-2 had overflowing gutters against which the chief minister directed water board to clear the area by late night, otherwise concerned engineer would face the music. At Shireen Jinnah Colony, the chief minister visited temporary GTS where garbage being lifted from each and every street of District South was being dumped for onward transportation to Landfill sites.
Korangi: The chief Minister moved from Clifton to Distt Korangi and visited Qayoomabad from where garbage was being lifted. Federal Minister Ali Zaidi was also present. People of the area gathered around the chief minister and appreciated him for his initiative. They raised slogans of Jeay Bhutto and Jeay Murad Ali Shah.
The chief minister went to Korangi No.1 at T and T Colony where garbage being lifted from different areas was being dumped. The chief minister met with the people present there and listened to their grievances. He directed DC Korangi to remove encroachments from the main roads and improve drainage system with the help of water board.
East : The chief minister visiting different areas of Korangi and its for industrial area went to Distt East where he visited Sohrab Goth and Jamali Pul area where temporary GTS has been set up. At Al-Azam Square from where heaps of garbage were being removed had created a very foul smell in the area. The chief minister has inspected the work and also issued necessary instructions to the administration. The chief minister directed DC East to ensure no trash be thrown along the road. The people of the area may be given kachra kundis in the area and force them to throw their trash there.
Central. The chief minister just after his visit to Rast moved to Central District and visited Liaquatabad No.10 where he was received by DC and Chairman DMC Reham Hashmi. The chief minister witnessed garbage lifting work from Liaquatabad, Sirajdola area and went to a ground located Behind Grid Station. The chief minister directed DC and Chairman DMC to turn the plot into temporary GTS. The residents of the area told the chief minister that they usually set the trash on fire and spread foul smell and clouds of smoke in the area. At this the chief minister directed the administration to cover of temporary GTS and torch the trash.
Media talk: Talking to media, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that the establishment of Sindh Solid Waste Management Authority was to help local bodies and use garbage for power generation and production of urea. This task is being implemented and establishment of a power plant was under way. He said that when SSWMA was established the city was generating 8000 tons out of which the DMCs used to lift 4000 tons. In this way a huge backlog went on multiplying day by day.
At present they is generating 16000 ton and the DMCs working with SSWMA are lifting regular trash generation but the backlog is still there, he said. Mr Shah, to a question, said that when he saw the SSWMA and DMCs have failed to lift the garbage, particularly the backlog a politics on garbage started in the city, therefore I had to intervene. He said the drive he has launched would be vigorous, energetic and would continue for 30 days and people would witness the difference.
Talking about backlog, the chief minister said that people had started filing applications against SSWMA, therefore water commission raised number of question against it performance, therefore the provincial government stopped payment of its contractors. He added that the work of SSWMA was affected badly. It further went slow during the three months period of general election. All these factors turned the city into heaps of filth and garbage.
To another question, the chief minister said that Federal Government I. It’s clean Karachi drive has dumped only 23000 tons of garbage at landfill Site, as a matter of fact SSWMA lifts 13000 tons daily.
Talking about Sujawal incident where a dead body was crossed by a branch through Thermopylae, Mr Shah said that there were various other areas where bridges were required to be constructed. “I have felt sorry for it and a bridge on that portion of Sujawal would be constructed shortly,” he said. The chief minister said that he would be visiting garbage lifting work every day and simultaneously he has assigned monitoring work to his ministers and the mayor.
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