KARACHI, Sept 23: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Saturday inaugurated supply of five million gallons water to Malir Town from K-III project following revival of one-and-a-half century-old conduit at Dumlotti.
“It was the same old conduit from where the first tap of Karachi received water and now it has been revived with the construction of a pumping station,” the nazim said.
He informed that the conduit where he pressed the button for supply of K-III additional water had been shut down in 1842, and Rs 8 million were spent on this project.
He said that now water would be provided to all those residential units in Malir that had been without a drop of water for the last 12 years.
Speaking at the UC-I pumping station in Model Colony where water from Dumlottee has reached, he said that the Haq Parast leadership would transform Model Colony into a real model colony for Karachi and Pakistan where all facilities, including best water and sewerage systems, would be provided.
“Today we are before you at an occasion when a project has reached accomplishment and it is the time of making fruits to reach the people,” Mustafa Kamal said.
It does not need thanks or commendation by us as it was their right that water should reach their homes, he said and added “we believe in serving the human beings without any discrimination of party, community or nationality.”
When water from K-III project will reach houses in Model Colony, it will not question as to which community or fraternity this house belongs to, but all human beings will be benefited, the Nazim stated.
He told the residents not to look at what people say about us, but see only what we are doing.
“Elections are not going to take place in this area tomorrow and all this is being done because we do realise about the needs of people.
Mustafa Kamal pointed out that when distribution of K-III additional water was being discussed in a closed room, no one from them was present there and at that time, it was going to be decided as to how much water is to be supplied to Malir.
“If we did not have a realization about your requirements, the decision for supply of 5 MGD water would not have taken place.”
Mustafa Kamal said today a number of announcements were being expected from him, but he don't believe in making announcements, without obtaining information and details.
He said that besides spending Rs 8 million on supply of 5 mgd water to Malir Town from Dumllotti conduit, work is also being done on sewerage lines and carpeting and patch work on area roads.
He said it was unfortunate that the area which we call as a Model Colony did not had any system of water supply and sewerage and now we will make it a real model colony of Pakistan.
Road repair: Earlier on mid-night of Friday and Saturday, the city nazim inspected road patch-work during his five-hour visit to various city areas.
He directed the works and services department to further gear up work to complete it before the start of Ramazan. He also visited underpasses and other projects.
The Nazim visited those areas of towns where steps are being taken for maintaining traffic flow and asked the Nazims to personally monitor the development works.—APP/PPI
