KARACHI: District Municipal Corporation (DMC) East on Wednesday demanded the release of funds for clearance of the storm drains in the metropolis before the start of the annual monsoon season, scheduled to run between July and September. Also CC’d on the letter were Sindh Chief Secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali, Karachi Division Commissioner Iftikhar Ali Shallwani and provincial Finance Secretary Syed Hassan Naqvi. The drains could submerge the surrounding population if the cleaning work was not done before the start of the monsoon season, he added. “The provincial government should fulfill its promise of grant for clearance of the drains,” Anwar said. The chairmen of four municipal districts of Karachi had on Tuesday called on Minister Shah and demanded the release of funds for clearance of drains in their respective limits.

Source: Pakistan Today June 24, 2020 11:37 UTC