KARACHI, July 25: A major part of the Lyari Town is still flooded with sewage and rainwater, creating stinking conditions in the affected areas, and making the life miserable.
Sewage continues to overflow in some parts of the town for the past few days as outdated sewerage system has collapsed.
The rainwater entered the sewerage lines, breaking the old lines which could not carry the load. As a result sewage has started overflowing, and has inundated several roads and streets.
It played a havoc in the narrow lanes of Baghdadi, Shah Beg Lane and Daryabad union council areas where houses were also flooded during rains.
The worst affected areas include Juma Baloch Road in new Kalri, Ahmed Shah Bukhari Road, Slaughter House Road, Niazi Chowk, Haji Pir Mohammad Road, Fida Husain Shaikha Road, Mir Mohammad Baloch Road, Karabai Karimji Road, Baloch Para, Qasarqandi Mohallah and adjoining areas of Lyari Telephone Exchange.
Residents of the affected areas complained that sewerage system had collapsed, and despite repeated warnings, no measures have been taken to overhaul the sewerage system.
A resident of Fida Husain Shaikha Road, Baghdadi, told Dawn that the sewerage system in the locality had collapsed with the start of monsoon and the situation worsened during the last three days as sewage was still pouring into their lanes and houses.
During a visit to the locality, women and children were seen draining out sewage from their houses. An elderly women told this reporter that stinking sewage had made the lanes impassable. It has also resulted in the growth of flied and mosquitoes.
A youth of the area criticized the elected representatives of the town for remaining indifferent to their problems and urged them to take practical steps for the solution of their problems.
He said that “overflowing gutters are now contaminating drinking water, endangering public health.”
He urged the officials concerned to take immediate remedial measures to improve the situation, otherwise, he feared, an epidemic might break out in the locality.
SURVEY: A survey of the town shows that civic problems in the town have been multiplying and by-and-large people are not satisfied.
The survey showed that a simmering water crisis in the town had already forced the people to take the path of agitation and now the defective sewerage system, creating stinking conditions in most of the localities, had now further aggravated the situation.
The sanitary conditions also show a dismal picture as heaps of garbage are lying unattended in several parts of the Town, creating unhygienic conditions in the affected areas.
The residents blame the authorities for not taking interest in solution of their problem which are growing day-by- day.
They also pointed that misuse of open drains, lack of proper maintenance and constant breakdowns of pumping stations and shortage of sanitary workers are some of the factors responsible for sewage overflows.
In some localities, residents complained that due to faulty sewerage lines, they are being supplied contaminated water and criticised the performance of the KWSB in the locality.
