KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over the second Provincial Coordination & Implementation Committee (PCIC) meeting has decided to launch a 'waste to electricity' project for which necessary measures would be taken at the earliest.

The matter of garbage lifting came under discussion and it was pointed out that out of 15 Garbage Transfer Stations (GTS) only six were operational; therefore, revival or reconstruction of six other GTS was agreed.

The meeting was told that the landfill sites would be filled very soon; therefore, a power plant might be installed on waste being collected from the city. The power generation from the waste would not only burn the waste and save the land.

The meeting decided to work out a plan to generate power generation from the waste being collected from the city at the earliest. Interested firms in the project may be invited for submission of their proposals.

Nullah: The meeting was told that the survey of five nullahs has been completed. Gujjar Nullah has a length of 1.3 km with 210 feed width as per master plan, and 5961 households, 41581 individuals and 2412 commercial units established along its embankments.

Orangi Nullah has 12.5 km length, 100 to 150 feet width and 4480 households, 27000 individual settlements and 380 factories are established along its embankments. Similarly, Mehmoodabad Nullah which has a 4.1 km length, 100-200 feet width, has 1049 households, 5900 individual settlements and 156 commercial settlements along its embankments.

Malir River has a length of 30 km with 1700-2000 meter width and has 1996 households, 12336 individual settlements/encroachments. Lyari River is the longest river with 50 km length, 300-500 feet width (as per master plan) and it's all settlements.

The meeting was told that NED University was conducting a survey with the TORs to analyze the width and capacity of existing 44 major storm water drains, survey of nullahs with a number of physical structures and drone assisted mapping and outline of encroached land. It was disclosed that the survey of five nullahs have been completed and the remaining work would be completed by Nov 15.

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