Karachi Water Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) deployed all its suction machines, dewatering pumps, and other machinery across the city ahead of the rainfall, to ensure the effective drainage of rainwater.
Irfan Ali
Karachi Water Sewerage Corporation (KWSC)
deployed all its suction machines, dewatering pumps, and other machinery across
the city ahead of the rainfall, to ensure the effective drainage of rainwater.
These deployments were made on the directives
of the Chief Minister of Sindh, the Mayor of Karachi, and the Chief Secretary
of Sindh.
According to the spokesperson of the water
corporation, their administrative team had already dispatched all suction
machines and dewatering pumps, along with other machinery, to various important
locations in the city, including major roads and areas such as Deep Hotel
Metro, Governor House, Muslim Gymkhana, Mereweather Tower, Bilawal Chowrangi,
Jinnah Airport, Arts Council Chowrangi, PC Hotel, 26 Street, Jinnah Hospital,
Nursery, Gora Qabristan, Baloch Colony, FTC Flyover, University Road,
Shahrah-e-Quaideen, CM House, and MA Jinnah Road. The spokesperson said that
the COO KWSC Engineer Assadullah Khan personally inspected the drainage work of
water in various parts of the city. He further mentioned that the drainage work
of rainwater would continue until completion, and water corporation vehicles
and personnel would remain on the roads.
Additionally, the water corporation staff is working round the clock to serve the public.
The spokesperson assured that the drainage work would continue without interruption, and the KWSC staff would remain assigned throughout the night, providing timely drainage services. Furthermore, the KWSC staff is deployed in shifts, ensuring relief services for the citizens.
The spokesperson added that in anticipation of further rainfall,
emergency measures would remain in place at the KWSC, and citizens are urged to
take precautionary measures during the rain to avoid any inconvenience. Under
the directives of Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Mayor Karachi
Barrister Murtaza Wahab, and Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Asif Hyder Shah, the
water corporation, along with all other municipal authorities, is working
collaboratively to complete the drainage of rainwater on an emergency basis.
