KARACHI, Sept 22: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal said on Thursday that all those localities of Clifton which were exposed to recent rains will not face such problems in future owing to a number of measures taken by the city government for ensuring proper drainage system.

“We have not only removed all sorts of encroachments, including swimming pools, parking lots, gardens etc. from Glass Tower nullah for ensuring its round-the-year cleaning but are nowadays busy in laying a proper storm-water drain for Clifton and its adjoining localities,” he added.

He was speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a twin-park developed by the city government on plot No ST-15 in Clifton Block 5.

DCO Fazal-ur-Rehman, Saddar Town’s Nazim Dilawar Khan and union councils nazims and officials were also present.

Talking about the park, he said it has been developed on the plot which was earlier in illegal possession of builders.

Referring to `Bagh-i-Ibne Qasim’ being built at Kothari Parade, Nazim said the park was being developed on 138 acres after retrieving it from the clutches of land mafia.

The park which will be biggest park of the country is in its final stags of completion, he added.

Mentioning about the city government’s on-going development projects, he said visible effects of all those projects whose foundation stones were laid eight to nine months back have now started appearing on ground and Karachi will soon emerge as the most modern city of the globe.

He said because of huge development activities taking place currently the city has attracted 800 million US dollar investment in a short span of just nine months or so.

Referring to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, he said the hospital which was earlier presenting a scene of ruins has now been turned into a most modern and well-equipped hospital of the city.

In this regard, he pointed out that the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital’s trauma centre which has recently been refurbished is equipped with most modern equipment, including ventilator.