Storm water drainage project
Administrator Karachi Fazlur Rehman has taken strict action on the failure of the storm water drainage system installed by the city government at Natha Khan Goth Airport.
During a visit of the area on the night intervening Saturday and Sunday along with a team of concerned engineers he issued orders for the seizing of the security deposit of the consultant firm and its blacklisting for future assignments.
On this occasion he expressed acute annoyance over the fact that the project which cost millions of rupees was not fulfilling the purpose for which it was designed and the de-watering work still needed many pumps. He also directed to take departmental disciplinary action against the project director and concerned engineers.
Administrator Karachi also constituted a three member committee consisting of the Executive District Officer (EDO) Works and Services, Rasheed Mughal, EDO Municipal Services Masood Alam and District Officers Works and Services, Saeed Malik to find the reasons of project failure. The committee will submit its report within next 15 days.
Administrator Karachi further instructed EDO Works and Services to withhold all payments to the concerned contractor firm and also seize any of their security deposits in other projects.
He also directed him to dispatch all manpower and machinery on roads and drain accumulated water out as soon as possible. He also instructed to keep at least two pumps at the Airport area so that they could be used instantly after the start of rain.
The EDO Works and Services and the EDO Municipal Services also paid separate visit of different areas of city and monitored drainage and dewatering works.
