KARACHI, Aug 1: A large number of people of a fishing village suffered dislocation as a check dam washed away and water created a flood like situation in the Mubarrak goth. The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum said in a statement that the dam was constructed at a cost of over Rs 4 million by the city government during the tenure of previous Nazim.

The dam was constructed to collect water and save it for the Mubarrak Village residents who could use it during the water scarcity season. As the dam washed away, water inundated the fishing village.

The residents of the village have urged the authorities to reconstruct the dam, this time a durable one.

Meanwhile, the NGO has also demanded that relief goods be provided to the residents of various fishing villages, including Tekri Goth, Sher Mohammad Goth, Rehri Goth and Dabla Goth of the bin Qasim Town who have left their houses after rain-fed nullahs overflowed following the monsoon rains in the past couple of days.