Karachi: Formed and empowered by the Supreme Court, the judicial commission on water and drainage in Sindh has direct the provincial and local authorities to remove debris from footpaths and roads within 15 days, reported a news source. The commission also directed the task force members to remove encroachments from storm-water drains.<\/p>\n
Justice (retd.) Amir Hani Muslim, the judicial commission\u2019s head, has also warned that if the orders are not met, he will summon the highest authorities from Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), district municipal corporations (DMCs), cantonments, and other local authorities.<\/p>\n
Asif Haider Shah, a member of the task force appointed by the SC, told the commission that clearing debris from ongoing construction projects in the respective jurisdictions of the KMC, DMCs, cantonment boards and Pakistan Railways is responsibilities of these departments. If these departments don\u2019t get their job done, the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) clears the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karachi: Formed and empowered by the Supreme Court, the judicial commission on water and drainage in Sindh has direct the provincial and local authorities to remove debris from footpaths and roads within 15 days, reported a news source. The commission also directed the task force members to remove encroachments from storm-water drains. Justice (retd.) Amir Hani Muslim, the judicial commission\u2019s head, has also warned that if the orders are not met, he will summon the highest authorities from Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), district municipal corporations (DMCs), cantonments, and other local authorities. Asif Haider Shah, a member of the task force appointed by the SC, told the commission that clearing debris from ongoing construction projects in the respective jurisdictions of the KMC, DMCs, cantonment boards and Pakistan Railways is responsibilities of these departments. If these departments don\u2019t get their job done, the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) clears the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":37490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6402,6399,40,6401,6400,1976],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-37643","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-debris","8":"tag-judicial-commission","9":"tag-karachi","10":"tag-kmc","11":"tag-sswmb","12":"tag-supreme-court"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n