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KARACHI: There are seven water hydrants under the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KSWB), including one controlled by NLC, while the remaining six hydrants have been set up in each district to supply water through tankers.
After the establishment of Kemari district, preparations have been made to set up another hydrant, for which a site was selected at North-East Karachi (NEK). However, it has been revealed that the hydrant has been shifted to Mangho Pir Road in Mianwali Colony by a contractor alleged close to Sindh Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah.
The contractor, who also has a hydrant of his own, is active in fixing the commission of this new hydrant and has also partnered with Crush Plant Hydrant on behest of the Sindh minister Two more additional and illegal taps have been installed along with the hydrant. NAB Deputy Director Umair Sario has also remained silent over the alleged involvement of the provincial minister.
According to a newspaper advertisement, the tender for pumping station on Mangho Pir Road can be obtained till October 25, after which a pay order of Rs10 million and bank guarantee documents will have to be submitted. Sources revealed that hydraulic cell in-charge Superintendent Engineer Naimatullah Mehar has been making political recommendations in the KSWB and has been receiving huge sums weekly.
After the tender documents have been submitted at DMD Technical Services office on October 26, the sealed proposals will be opened at 3.30 PM. The financial proposal will be received from the companies who have passed the technical proposal from the addresses of their offices. It has been reported that a pre-bidding meeting was held in the committee of Deputy Managing Director Technical Office on Oct 18 after which no questions were raised.
It should be noted that a pumping station was set up by the Sindh government to supply water to residents of Qasba Colony, Mianwali Colony and Islamia Colony. The Mianwali pumping station, which was set up to cater to the water needs of the people, was inaugurated on November 26, 2014 by then Local Government Minister Sharjeel Memon.
However, instead of giving a new water project, the PPP reopened the recently established Mianwali pumping station to give credit to its own minister. The party’s activist in Kanwari Colony broke the old nameplates of their former ministers to give credit to the incumbent minister.
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