KARACHI: Murad Ali Shah, the chief minister of Sindh, on Tuesday ordered the relevant authorities to take action to quickly drain the accumulated rainwater from the streets and dewater the affected areas as a result of the recent heavy monsoon rains, which left parts of Karachi with inundating roads, especially in low-lying areas.
CM Murad Ali Shah presided over a meeting on a rain emergency and the repair of damaged infrastructure, and he gave the local government department instructions to install small pumps to drain rainwater from the streets and to begin patching up the damaged roads and repairing the Korangi Causeway at the same time.
According to a statement released by the provincial government, the meeting was attended by provincial ministers, Sharjeel Memon, Nasir Shah, Zia Abbas Shah, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, Commissioner Karachi Iqbal Memon, Additional IG Karachi Javed Odho, Secretary Local Govt Najam Shah, Secretary Rehabilitation Asif Memon, and other concerned officers.
Underpasses would reopen to traffic on Tuesday night.
The chief minister was informed during the meeting that the district south and East’s underpasses had been cleaned of rainwater and would be reopened to traffic by Tuesday night.
The local government was given a directive by the chief minister to install small pumps and clear the streets of any remaining rainwater.
Another period of heavy rain has been predicted, so instead of fixing all the roads and streets, he continued, “we must prepare for the upcoming spell.”
Causeway at Korangi
The Korangi Causeway has been damaged, according to the chief minister, so there is pressure to find an alternative route from the industrial area to Korangi.
He instructed the ministers of local government and transportation to personally visit the causeway, hire a contractor on an emergency basis, and begin work the following day (Wednesday). The CM gave Javed Odho, Additional IG for Karachi, the order to ensure traffic control.
