This was proposed during a meeting presided over by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Saturday. In the meeting, committee members observed that an efficient garbage-lifting system was imperative for ensuring that the city’s nullahs were not choked. Under the proposed arrangement, Karachi, Hyderabad, Larkana, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas and Shaheed Benazirabad are to have separate bodies for carrying out waste management operations. The P&D chairperson told the meeting that the National Engineering Services of Pakistan was conducting a study to gauge the availability of water. The CM directed local government officials to appoint consultants for the dam’s rehabilitation, to enhance its storage capacity.

Source: The Express Tribune November 01, 2020 04:52 UTC