KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Friday lashed out at civic agencies for not cleaning the rain drains despite warning of urban flooding and termed it as a criminal act.
An emergency situation is created in the city but the local government staff is nowhere to be seen. Kamal demanded a judicial inquiry into the local government funds as the rains have drowned the city in sewage. The local government receives Rs. 500 million annually for the cleaning of drains but, the major drains have not been cleaned, which has increased the fears of the spread of various diseases.
Roads that were already in disrepair have deteriorated further after the rains, leading to an increase in accidents. Sindh government and the local government have no plans. Meanwhile, the worst power transmission system during the rainy season has become a death knell for the people of Karachi.
"In the eyes of the rulers, the precious human life has no value." PSP chief deplored.
"The only way to control K-Electric is to end its monopoly as soon as possible and issue licenses to several companies to supply electricity, but the rulers are not ready to listen to us," he said. Apart from facing load shedding and extra bills every year, the people of Karachi also face loss of human lives due to inefficiency of power company in the rains.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2020
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