The Sindh government has decided to take action against SHOs if illegal hydrants re-emerge in their jurisdictional areas. Chief Secretary Dr Muhammad Sohail Rajput chaired a high-level meeting regarding the issues of encroachments and water theft in Karachi on Thursday and decided to take stringent measures to tackle these unlawful activities.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Karachi Commissioner Muhammad Iqbal Memon, a senior Board of Revenue member Baqaullah Unar, Syed Najam Ahmed Shah, additional secretary of local government, officials from the Malir Development Authority (MDA), Karachi Development Authority (KDA), Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), police and Rangers.During the meeting, the reports of encroachments on lands of the MDA, KDA, and KWSB were presented.
Briefing the meeting, the officials said lands of all the development authorities had been illegally occupied in different parts of the city. They said they had carried out various operations but encroachments but resurfaced.
