Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that the water board will be given the powers of a magistrate and the police station will be established, action will be taken against water thieves, Municipal Magistrates will be appointed in KMC, Hydrants Cell will be digitized and released on the Water Board’s website by August 6, sewage lines in Karachi will be changed gradually and ensure equitable distribution of water.
He expressed these views while talking to media representatives after reaching the head office of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Mayor Karachi who is now also the Chairman of Water Board. Barrister Murtaza Wahab was welcomed by Chief Executive Officer Water Board Engineer Syed Salahuddin Ahmed, Chief Operating Officer Engineer Asadullah Khan, Deputy Managing Director Revenue Muhammad Saqib and other officials on his arrival at the head office of Water Board, Employees showered flower petals on Mayor Karachi and garlanded him، On this occasion, General Secretary of People’s Party Karachi South Karamullah Waqasi and other officers were also with him.
Mayor Karachi said that Chlorine should be added to the water in swimming pools, Mosques and other places where water consumption is high to protect citizens from deadly diseases like Naegleria and Swimming pools in the city should be surveyed to ensure that the water is free of Naegleria bacteria, He said that all matters will be conducted in a transparent manner, Water Board should plan how and at which places it will use its machinery for water drainage in collaboration with the KMC during the coming days of rains, because our first target is the drainage of monsoon rains.
Mayor Karachi said that in this regard, daily work is going on at 50 to 55 places in the rain drains of the city, He said that water should be distributed fairly in the city because in some areas water comes daily while in some areas water does not reach for weeks, He said that wherever water is being wasted or stolen, the administration should take immediate action against this, 550 million gallons of water is insufficient for Karachi, But if its distribution is done in a fair manner, the problem can be solved to a large extent, He said that when we do this, there will be some opposition.
But we have to provide water to every region, Because it is part of our responsibilities, He said that we want to serve the people and correct the administrative issues beyond politics, He said that political matters will be done in the council and assembly, but here we have to serve، Because the citizens of Karachi have high expectations from us.
He said that I would like to walk with every political party and one of the best examples of this has come out on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Adha, Local Government representatives of Jamaat-E-Islami and PTI held our hands and together we successfully completed the garbage disposal operation on Eid-Ul-Adha, and worked together with everyone in 25 towns of Karachi.
He said that with regard to the rains, I want to convey a message here that all political parties should put political differences aside and come forward with the spirit of service, Because there will be no compromise on the service of the citizens of Karachi, Mayor Karachi said that I had worked in KMC but water board is a new experience for me, and I will try to remove the grievances of the citizens from the water board.
He said that he would soon start directly hearing complaints from citizens once a week regarding
