KARACHI, Oct 16: Insanitary conditions prevail in Mohammadi Colony (formerly Machchar Colony) located on Mauripur Road in Keamari Town which is posing a constant threat to health conditions, say residents.

They blame the negligence of the authorities concerned for the existing unhygienic conditions in the colony. The streets of the area in question are are filled with filth and standing sewage water.

In the absence of proper water supply, illegal connections passing through drains have been installed in the households.

A survey of the locality shows that the colony has no proper sewerage system despite the fact that the Kalri nullah passes across the colony. The drain has virtually been converted into a waterway for sewage flow as it carries filth and sewage from the areas of the former districts south and west.

Civic agencies are yet to move to clear the major drain of rubbish, mud and other pollutants. Conditions have aggravated to an extent that the residents have started fearing that several localities on the periphery of the Mauripur Road might submerge in the upcoming monsoon rains.

A resident of the colony said that the “step-motherly” treatment was being meted to the colony because of a land dispute between the Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and certain government agencies.