KARACHI, Nov 22: Sanitation work in the Karachi Fish Harbour has been privatized after a tussle between the Marine Fisheries Department and the Fishermen Cooperative Society on the issue of poor sanitary conditions at the harbour.
The private sector contractor will provide janitorial services at the harbour, including auction halls, jetty and other facilities, from next month.
Initially, the decision was taken in a previous meeting of the board of directors of the society and it was finalized on Wednesday when the board met again.
The meeting was chaired by the advisor to chief minister on fisheries, Fakir Mohammad Jaddam Mangrio, who informed the meeting that a tenders have already been floated.
The FCS board had finally approved appointment of private contractors for janitorial services to maintain improved sanitary conditions in various sections of the harbour after the suspension of K-1 auction hall and other facilities by the Marine Fisheries Department (MFD) on sanitation grounds.
The meeting also constituted a five-member committee to collect and compile details about the annual budget of the FCS, and it would be submitted in the next meeting.
The board approved a panel of hospitals for FCS employees and stressed the need for expediting the recovery of Rs100 million arrears against mole-holders (authorized commission agents) of the society.
