KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab on Friday said he and his team is on the roads of city to deal with any situation with regard to the cyclone.
Addressing a press conference at the Frere Hall, Wahab said rain emergency still remains in effect across Karachi and it will not be cancelled until October 2 even after the threat of cyclone hitting Karachi shores ended.
“All utility and municipal departments must remain alert in their respective jurisdictions to deal with pre- and post-rain related issues,” Wahab said.
He said: “We can’t stop rain … what we can do is make arrangements for draining out rain water from roads, underpasses and streets of Karachi.”
Rainwater, the Karachi administrator claimed, had been cleared from all roads and no complaint was received in this regard.
According to Wahab, Karachi underpasses were prone to flooding in the past, but they are clear today because of the diligent work of municipal workers who worked day and night clearing rain water”.
He said: “We chalked out a proper plan before the rain started and decided where to install the machinery.”
“As many as 16 big de-watering pumps were installed at carious locations in Karachi. On Wednesday, we installed machinery at appropriate spots,” Wahab said.
He said that municipal workers were still out on roads. “They will remain there until the rain spell is over,” he said.
The press conference was also attended, among others, by KMC’s Metropolitan Commissioner Afzal Zaidi.
