CM for improved cleanliness in certain areas of Karachi.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah Thursday directed Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) to improve cleanliness and the process of garbage removal in the areas assigned to it.

He said that cleaning work, including garbage lifting and dumping, was going on well in South and East districts; but work in Malir district was quite unsatisfactory. 'Please direct SSWMB to get sweeping, garbage lifting and cleaning work in Malir district improved; otherwise, we will terminate the contract,' Murad directed Minister Local Government.

The meeting was attended by Minister Local Government Saeed Ghani, Chief Secretary Mumtaz Shah, Principal Secretary to CM Sajid Jamal Abro, Secretary LG Khalid Hyder Shah, Secretary Finance Najam Shah, and Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shahalwani.

The chief minister told the MD SSWMB that the cleaning work in South and East might be better but still citizens of the area were not happy. 'You must develop a complaint centre to receive complaints against non-sweeping so that they could be addressed,' he directed the MD. The MD told the chief minister about the complaint centre at which the chief minister directed him to publicise the complaint centre so that citizen could file their complaints. Murad directed Secretary Finance Najam Shah to sit with MD to resolve their financial issues. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister decided to develop and beautify important spots of the city with the support and help of private sector.

Murad directs Secretary Finance to resolve SSWMB financial issues

In the first phase the development of Nahre-Khayam, the Nala, between Clifton Road and Boating Basin has been decided. The task has been assigned to renowned Architect Shahid Abdullah and his team comprising Jameel Yousif and Shahzad Raoi who attended the meeting as special invitees. The others in the meeting were Minister Local Government Saeed Ghani, Principal Secretary CM Sajid Jamal Abro, Secretary Local Government Khalid Hyder Shah and Special Secretary to LG Niaz Soomro.

It was decided in the meeting that the Nala, Nahr-e-Khayam between main Clifton Road and Boating basin would be developed on international level. A treatment system on the Nala would be established at Shaheed Benazir Park which would be treating the sewerage water before releasing into the nala onward. The water flowing from boating Basin to the sea would be neat and clean and free from any kind of foul smell.

As per the scheme boats would be...