KARACHI: Nazim orders proper sanitation in all towns
KARACHI, Nov 6: City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday directed all town municipal officers (TMOs), deputy town officers (DTOs) health and sanitation of all the18 towns for improving health and cleanliness situation in the city, saying otherwise they would be sacked.
Addressing a meeting of town nazims, the city nazim said that health and cleanliness were the basic issues of Karachi, due to which there was a fear of spread of dangerous viruses and diseases.
He said that the TMOs and DTOs were being given the last chance to show their efficiency in redressing these issues. He asked them to discharge duties with a sense of honesty; otherwise, stern action would be taken against them.
The nazim said that in order to further improve health and cleanliness situation in the city, every possible help would be extended to the town administrations including provision of more machinery and other facilities.
The city nazim said that the ongoing fumigation drive would continue against dengue fever till achieving targets. He said that the third round of fumigation was completed in all the towns and the fourth round would be kicked off soon.
Mr Kamal asked the town nazims to ensure cleanliness and should work under one-point agenda in this regard to make the city clean.
Meanwhile, the city nazim said that all uplift projects around the Expo Centre including the National Stadium Flyover would be completed before “Gift to Karachi IDEAS 2006” 4th international exhibition commencing from Nov 21 at the Expo Centre.
He said this while chairing a high-level meeting to review the arrangements of exhibition at his office. DCO Karachi Fazlur Rehman, Major Tahir and Commander Suleman of the Defence Export Promotion Organisation and others attended the meeting.
He hoped that the uplift process in the city, especially projects of Bagh Ibn-i-Qasim, would impress the local and international visitors and delegates.
The city nazim said that the city government had also started beautification drive in the city for this international event.
It was decided in the meeting that the city government would install billboards at all important roundabouts and streets of the metropolis besides setting up stalls of food, water and tea around the venue of the moot.—PPI
