The Supreme Court has instructed the Karachi commissioner to clear the encroachments at Kidney Hill Park in one day, adding that seven acres of land should be cleared on Wednesday. “Clear the land or you will be sent to jail,” the bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, told the commissioner. The court resumed hearing on Tuesday the petitions against encroachments at the Karachi Registry. The park, located near the Rangoonwala Hall in Karachi’s Dhoraji Colony, is spread across 62 acres of land. It was once a recreational site for the residents of the area. The park was commonly known as the Kidney Hill Park because of its shape which is similar to that of the human organ. Some portions of the park were, however, encroached by land grabbers after 2006. Residential units and dairy farms were set up at the amenity land of the park. The court also said that the Green Line bus service should be launched by June 2021. “Karachi needs a mass transit system,” the top judge remarked. The government should’ve planned a ring road too, he said.
