Cleaning of 41 major drains in full swing, tells Wahab.

KARACHI -- Administrator Karachi, Sindh Government Spokesman and CM Advisor on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Thursday said that the work of cleaning of 41 major drains is in full swing. "After the completion of the cleaning, the concerned contractors are bound to keep the drains clean and remove the wastewater from the drainage system for the next 90 days," the Administrator said this while inspecting the cleaning of drains at Burns Road, Sindh Secretariat, Shaheen Complex and PIDC here.

Municipal Commissioner KM Afzal Zaidi, Sindh Solid Waste Management MD Zubair Channa, Senior Director Municipal Services Mazhar Khan, Director Machine Pool Anwar Baloch and other concerned officers also accompanied him.

The Administrator Karachi directed that the monsoon season is about to start in Karachi so cleaning of drains should be completed as soon as possible so that there is no obstruction in drainage of rain water. "Wherever there are encroachments, they should be removed so that garbage can be removed from drains through manual cleaning," he said.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that all local bodies will work under a joint strategy in case of any emergency and will make drainage of rain water possible in all cases.

"Last year, thanks to a better strategy, the citizens suffered less and I expect the same this year too owing to cleaning of drains and clearing of choking points, water...