Sindh hastens industrial zone work
July 30, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh government has expedited work on a proposal to set up a new industrial zone in North Karachi, and was seeking a site, which would be finalised later in consultation with the North Karachi Association of Trade and Industry (NKATI).
This was stated by Sindh Information and Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah during a meeting with a delegation led by NKATI President Faisal Moiz Khan, SVP Shabir Ismail and Sub-Committee Local Bodies Chairman Syed Yasir Hussain at his residence.
Shah said that promotion of trade and industry was the top priority of Sindh government, and Pakistan Peoples’ Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto had the same vision.
Many drains in Gurumandir deliberately choked, says DMC
July 26, 2021
Choking points of rainwater drains and nullahs in District East are being cleared by the District Municipal Corporation (DMC) East in the wake of monsoon rain warning by the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
This was said in a statement issued by the DMC East on Sunday. The statement read that under the supervision of DMC East Municipal Director Rao Shamshad, rubble was being removed from different nullahs and small rainwater drains under the DMC s jurisdiction.
The DMC East claimed that rainwater drains and nullahs were being cleaned in the district on a daily basis with the emphasis on clearing the choking points. Under the supervision of Superintendent Engineer Civil Works Syed Azhar Hussain Shah and Executive Engineer Salmanur Rehman Memon, various nullahs in the Gurumandir, Tipu Sultan Road and Mehmoodabad areas were cleaned, the statement read.
‘Many drains in Gurumandir deliberately blocked’
July 26, 2021
KARACHI: Choking points of rainwater drains and nullahs in District East are being cleared by the District Municipal Corporation (DMC) East in the wake of monsoon rain warning by the Pakistan Meteorological Department.
This was said in a statement issued by the DMC East on Sunday.
The statement read that under the supervision of DMC East Municipal Director Rao Shamshad, rubble was being removed from different nullahs and small rainwater drains under the DMC’s jurisdiction.
The DMC East claimed that rainwater drains and nullahs were being cleaned in the district on a daily basis with the emphasis on clearing the choking points.
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In Gulshan-i-Iqbal, a man along with his sacrificial animal was electrocuted. Dawn/File
KARACHI: Three people died due to electrocution in the city in the aftermath of Thursday night’s rain, police and rescuers said on Friday.
In Azizabad, Raheel Arif, 35, got electrocuted after his motorbike slipped in accumulated rainwater late on Thursday night.
However, Area SHO Farrukh Hashmi said that the District Municipal Corporation-Central and a local community had installed an electric pole in the area and it did not belong to K-Electric.
The death sparked a protest as enraged people gathered and they were joined by JDC chief Zafar Abbas.