KARACHI, Dec 20: Sindh Chief Secretary K.B. Rind has said that a water supply and sewerage project incorporating all future demands has become inevitable for Karachi.

He said that there was a need for working out such a lasting plan which may not only fulfil the requirements of today but also meet the demands to be faced within the next twenty years or so.

He was speaking as chief guest at a symposium on “Water Supply and Sewerage: A Serious Issue of Karachi”, at a local hotel on Friday.

Mr Rind pointed out that problem of encroachments emerged due to the ill-planned inhabitation, which also affected the environmental beauty besides adding to the already serious problems of water supply and sewerage.

He observed that deposition of garbage on streets gave birth to pollution and afflicted people with communicable diseases which was an issue of concern for the government and the people.

He made it clear that the KWSB was in the process of devolution and it would carry out an effective planning in this regard. He said water-related problems would be significantly resolved with the implementation of the K-III project.

S.M. Kaleem Makki stressed the need for adopting concrete measures to ensure effective sewerage disposal and to control environmental pollution in the industrial sector.

Naukhez Siddiqi said that problem of contaminated water in Korangi, Landhi, Malir and some other areas needed immediate attention while citizens should cooperate with the government organizations to cope with the problems of water supply and sewerage.

Masood Zaidi said that industrial community would have to help the government to solve the water and sewerage problems. He said disposal of industrial waste and poor sewerage system led to pollution.—APP