City District Government was performing cleaning work of all major storm water drains in Karachi on war footing basis to finish it by June before the start of next monsoon season. This was stated by DCO Karachi Muhammad Hussain Syed while talking to media representatives after inspecting cleaning and de-silting work of Gujjar Nullah, Machchar Colony Nullah and Nehr-e-Khayam on Thursday. He was accompanied by media representatives on this visit. DCO Karachi said that it was impossible to permanently solve the water drainage problem without proper channelization of drains and construction of roads alongside all major drains like on the lines of Lyari Expressway. He said that city government has made a plan to channelize Mehmoodabad and Manzoor Colony Nullah and it was trying to complete this work as soon as possible. The DCO said that more than 15 drains in Karachi drains out rain water; however these drains have now narrowed down due to the encroachments established on their edges wh
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