Staff Reporter The Sindh High Court heard the case on Tuesday against people growing vegetables in industrial and sewage water in Malir, Landhi, and Surjani Town. The court asked the authorities what action they have taken to stop this. The chief secretary, Karachi commissioner and deputy commissioners of all districts have been asked to submit replies by March 11. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar said that if this is not investigated then the court will summon everyone. The judge remarked that the people’s health on the stake by growing vegetables in toxic water. The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has taken notice of vegetables are being grown using the poisonous water of the Malir River. Farmers have illegally cultivated hundreds of acres of land near the Malir River. Cultivation water used for the crops collected from the river which is polluted by the factories un treated water.
