KARACHI: Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh said on Tuesday that in case of more downpours, there would be urban-flooding in Karachi due to the poor and collapsed drainage system in most parts of the city.
Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah would be responsible for any damage in case of more monsoon downpours in coming days and weeks, he said in a statement. “Construction work on three main gutter lines, including Gujjar Nala, Mehmoodabad Nala, and Orangi Nala, which was undertaken by the federal government, was near completion. A huge amount of Rs 1,225 million had already been transferred in the accounts of the Sindh government as the compensation for the residents, who were affected by those mega projects. The people are running from pillar to post to get payments due to slackness on the part of the provincial officers,” he added.
He warned that a little amount of the rain on Monday was just a trailer and a single heavy downpour in coming days and weeks could fully expose the performance of the Sindh government in Karachi. The PTI leader said that in case of more predicted downpours in Karachi, the conditions in low-lying areas could be disastrous and people had to face hardships adding he again held responsible high-ups of Sindh government, who according to him, had turned the blind eyes towards the basic issues of the Karachi and other districts of Sindh.
He lamented that he had been pointing out towards the choked gutters and the damaged drainage of the city but the people rulers thought it below their ‘dignity’ to take the corrective measures. The PTI leader said that Murataza Wahab Sidduiqui, who had already failed to run two important ministries, would not be allowed to become the administrator of Karachi, adding he heaped scrons on him for his failure to stop the water contamination in the canals and other water works to bring any improvement in prosecution department.
“The law order situation was getting from bad to worse because the law minister was only trying to defend the corrupt practices being done by him and fellows and masters.” he added, asking Mr Siddiqui to first stem the rot in his departments.
He said that Murtaza Wahab was only busy legalizing the illegal acts of the PPP rulers adding he said that the person who was rejected by the people of Karachi during last general elections would not be allowed to [play havoc with the infrastructure of the city. He said that Mr Wahah to save his chair had belittled himself despite the fact his mother was a great and graceful lady.