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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.