SHC seeks time frame for end to encroachment, cultivation of vegetables on govt land.

KARACHI -- The Sindh High Court has sought reports from the deputy commissioners of Malir and Korangi about the time frame to complete the operation against trespassers on government land and using it for cultivation of vegetables with sewage till June 11.

When a petition against cultivation of vegetables being grown through sewerage water and industrial waste in Korangi, Malir, Landhi and other areas of the city came up for hearing before the two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar, the petitioner was called absent while the lawyer for the private respondents was also said to be out of station.

In compliance with an earlier order of the bench regarding removal and encroachments and cultivation of vegetables through sewage, the deputy commissioners of Malir and Korangi submitted further progress reports to show that they were continuing their operation.

The bench took the reports on record, but directed both DCs to file reports till next hearing that in how many days they would complete the operation against trespassers on government land and illegal cultivation on it which was highly injurious to public health.

Sewage and industrial waste being used to grow vegetables in Korangi, Malir, Landhi and Surjani Town

In an earlier hearing, the bench had observed that as...