KARACHI: Mayor Wasim Akhtar on Tuesday inaugurated the first phase of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s ‘Clean Karachi’ campaign in the Central district of the metropolis.

He said the KMC and Bahria Town launched the joint initiative with the resolve to clean the city by lifting tons of garbage.

Mayor Akhtar inaugurated the first phase of the campaign by driving a dumper during a programme held at the office of the District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Central.

MNA Kanwar Naveed Jameel, MPAs Jamal Ahmed, Azeem Farooqui, Mehfooz Yar Khan, Wasim Qureishi, and DMC Central Chairman Rehan Hashmi were present on the occasion.

The mayor thanked the real estate organisation for assisting the city as, he said, Karachi was neglected for the past eight years.

“The last eight years witnessed endless encroachments along storm-water drains and elsewhere in Karachi,” said Mr Akhtar.

He said local bodies were under the control of the Sindh government, thus, the success of municipal administration was in fact the success of the provincial government. However, he regretted the city authorities could not perform well alone due to meagre resources.

Speaking on the occasion, Bahria Town COO Admiral Ahmed Hayat said the campaign’s purpose was part of his company’s policy of developing a better Pakistan.

DMC Central Chairman Rehan Hashmi said 17 dumping points were designated for the campaign and garbage would be disposed in Jam Chakro site with the help of 100 vehicles.

Published in Dawn, October 4th, 2017