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Development and displacement: Federal govt to aid extension of city’s storm drains
Project may take two years to complete, affecting some 1,200 houses in the process
December 22, 2020
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KARACHI:
Following the devastation caused by last season’s torrential rains, the government has started civil works to widen Karachi’s storm drains in advance before the next monsoon season.
Measurement work along the drains and riverbeds is underway as part of the project’s initial phase. In the later stage, various encroachments in the area are to be cleared, to make way for the extension of the drains and sewage lines. In addition to that, two proposals pertaining to the rehabilitation of families affected by the clearing of encroachments are also under consideration, but a final resettlement pla