Administrator seeks KMC-DMCs strategy to tackle rains.

KARACHI -- Administrator Karachi Sindh Government Spokesperson and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday said that KMC and DMCs should formulate a comprehensive strategy to deal with the next spell of rains.

'Drainage chocked points in all districts should be cleared as soon as possible so that the obstruction in drainage can be removed. The next three days are challenge for us in terms of rains and all possible steps must be taken to address them,' he made the remarks while presiding over a high-level meeting on Rain Emergency at his office here.

Metropolitan Commissioner Afzal Zaidi, MD Karachi Water and Sewerage Board Asadullah Shah, MD Sindh Solid Waste Management Board Zubair Channa, Deputy Commissioner Central Taha Saleem, Deputy Commissioner South Irshad Sodhar, Deputy Commissioner West Zain Ansari, District Administrators and Municipal Commissioners, Director General Technical Services Shabih ul Hasnain, Chief Fire Officer Mubeen Ahmed, Director Municipal Services Nauman Arshad and other officers attended the meeting Barrister Murtaza Wahab inquired from the representatives of different districts about the drainage and choked points in their respective areas, directing them to clear them as soon as possible. He said that immediate and timely arrangements should be made to fix the drainage system in the places where water had accumulated during the recent rains. He...