KBT demands inclusion of affected families in commission
July 3, 2021
Leaders of the Karachi Bachao Tehreek (KBT) on Friday demanded that the Sindh government include people affected by the anti-encroachment operations of the Gujjar and Orangi nullahs, Haji Lemu Goth, Sahafi Colony, Aladin Park and Karachi Circular Railway in the commission to resolve the issue of unauthorised constructions in the city.
They also demanded that each affected family be provided compensation according to their land and construction, not just 80-square-yard plots. KBT leader Khurram Ali and others addressed a press conference at the Karachi Press Club in response to the Sindh government’s announcement of forming a commission for allotting alternative plots to the affected people.
The Cantonment Board Clifton is hopeful that Karachi’s DHA residents will never face the nightmarish situation they suffered after the August 2020 rain. The administration said that it has installed and purchased machines -such as anti-clogging pumps, submersible pumps, engine-driven pumps, petrol-diesel engine trolley mounted pumps, de-watering pumps, and winching machines to prevent roads from being inundated. Photo: SAMAA Digital The board is keeping the machines at its technical workshop near Gizri Graveyard in Phase IV. It has spent over Rs100 million on their purchase. Draining water from places that fall under CBC’s jurisdiction is a big challenge, said Dep.
May 20, 2021
KARACHI: The Karachi Coordination Committee was informed on Thursday that the removal of encroachment from the city’s nullahs has been suspended after a court order, ARY News reported.
A session of the committee, constituted for the uplift of the city, was chaired by Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.
The meeting was informed that the anti-encroachment drive at Mehmoodabad Nullah, Gujjar Nullah and Orangi Nullah, has been halted after the Sindh High Court’s restraining order.
The meeting discussed removal of illegal encroachment from the city, funding for various initiatives and other concerned issues.
The session was briefed that 260 MGD K-IV project for the city will be completed with an estimated cost of 60 billion rupees within three years. Till now 11.3 bln rupees have been spent on the project and 2.4 bln rupees have been allocated for the project this year.