Staff Reporter
The city’s water supply comes from Dhabeji pumping station. The pipelines cross Malir River which is flooded, said Karachi Water & Sewage Board MD Khalid Shaikh while speaking to media on Thursday evening.
This is more worrisome, he said. The Malir River has flooded over the infrastructure about seven times and that is what worries the water board staff.
There are a few areas we need to do extra work: Nagan Chowrangi, Shafiq Morr by Gujjar Nullah, Yousaf Goth, he said. And once the rain stops they would be able to drain the water in a few hours.
The district council has imposed ban on bathing in Malir river after overflow of water at Malir Spillway.
Chairman District Council Salman Abdullah Murad visited the spillway with a team of experts to inspect the damage to the structure.
The engineers’ team had inspected the damage and started survey for filling of the breach at Malir Spillway.
The Chairman district council also contacted with the Deputy Commissioner Malir, who imposed an immediate ban over bathing at the spillway.
The district council chief also met with the cultivators of Malir and sought details about the incident.
It is to be mentioned here that recent spell of monsoon rainfall has caused flooding in Malir River and rising level of the water swept away the filter wall of the spillway. The breach in the dyke and flooding posing threat to Korangi industrial area and the adjacent population. A spokesperson of the Traffic Police has said that Korangi Causeway has been closed for traffic due to the rising water level.
