Heavy downpour in the western part of the city raised the level of water in the Lyari River on Monday, with the water flow entering the houses in the Katchi Abadis along the Gujjar and Orangi nullahs.
The victims of Gujjar Nullah, Liaquatabad, have been shifted to a school building. Meanwhile, the administrator of Karachi, Fazlur Rehman, visited the spot to monitor the relief activities. He asked officials to speed up the relief activities and transfer the victims to the temporary camp.
The administrator also asked the officials to provide potable water and accommodation to the victims. He asked the executive district officer (EDO) of Health to set up a temporary dispensary at the camp.
The administrator also said that the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) was alert and ready to tackle any emergency situation. While talking to the media at the Gujjar Nullah, the administrator said that the city government had started di-silting process of drains two-and-a-half months back, and that the citizens were getting fruit of those arrangements.
He said if the Gujjar Nullah had not been di-silted, then the scale of the affected dwellings would have been much greater. He said only those houses were affected in rains which were constructed inside the nullahs.Rains have continued to lash the city for the last three days, causing serious difficulties for the citizens. On Monday, some parts of the city received heavy rainfall.
