CM releases Rs88m to three DMCs and district council for cleanliness.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday released Rs88 million to three district municipal corporations and the District Council Karachi to get their machinery repaired and start cleanliness work while in three other districts of the metropolis where the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board was assigned the job, the SSWMB would further be 'activated' to make the CM's cleanliness drive sustainable.

The three districts where SSWMB is carrying out cleanliness work are South, East and Malir while Korangi, West and Central districts and District Council are carrying out cleanliness drive on their own.

A total of Rs17m is provided to Korangi, Rs22m to West, Rs37m to Central district and Rs12m to Karachi District Council to repair garbage vehicles and other related machinery so that they could clean their areas.

The chief minister, who was chairing a meeting to review the results of the month-long cleanliness drive that concluded on Oct 21, directed the SSWMB to take strict action against contractor firms if they failed to deliver because the firms were being paid by the provincial government and it was expected of them to carry out cleanliness work up to the satisfaction of citizens.

He also recalled that just after concluding of garbage-lifting drive, the contractor firms of the SSWMB went on strike. 'This is a deliberate attempt to turn the city ... filthy. This is not acceptable at any cost,' he said and directed SSWMB MD Asif Ikram to take strict action against the contractors.

The CM directed the DMCs to...