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KMC begins demolition of leased houses along Gujjar and Orangi drains
Karachi
March 16, 2021
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporationâs (KMC) anti-encroachment department has started demolitions of leased houses and commercial units surrounding Karachiâs mighty Gujjar Nullah.
The Gujjar Nullah is a natural drain in the city that starts flowing from New Karachi and ends at the Chuna Depot in Haju Mureed Goth, Teen Hatti, where it falls into the Lyari River. The original length of the nullah was 13 kilometres and it was 210 feet wide. In a massive anti-encroachment operation planned at Gujjar Nullah in the District Central on Monday, the corporation started demolitions of proper houses at three different points.