‘Lifting of debris will take time as we don’t have funds,” says Waseem Akhtar
- By Web Desk -
- Dec 05, 2018
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi, Waseem Akhtar, has said Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) is facing shortage of funds, hence “it will take time to remove debris piling up after anti-encroachment drive in different areas’, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
Speaking to media here, Akhtar said the KMC was razing all illegal encroachments on order of the Supreme Court.
He added that first information reports (FIRs) were also registered against elements who had illegally occupied lands in different parts of the city.
He underlined that the KMC lacked funds, adding it would take some time to remove debris from sites.
“A request has been sent to the chief minister Sindh for approval and we are waiting for it”, said mayor. He was of the view that clearing roads was the job of traffic police.
He appreciated the performance of the anti-encroachment team and said the rightful affectees were being provided alternative places to run their business.
To a question regarding PTI’s Khurram Sher Zaman who had criticized the mayor and the KMC, Akhtar said: “they are still in the Montessori and they will soon learn [how to deal with situations]…”
The Supreme Court on October 27 had directed Mayor Karachi, Wasim Akhtar, to remove all encroachments from the city’s amenity plots and pavements with the help of law enforcement agencies, and granted a 15-day deadline to city authorities for compliance of its orders.