KASUR-Heaps of garbage and the crippled sewer system of Kasur city speak volumes about negligence of the Municipal Committee.
The report of a survey conducted by The Nation reveals that Kasur city depicts the look of a landfill due to piles of rubbish and accumulated sewage. It had been learnt during the survey that sanitary workers remain absent from duty and are rarely witnessed in the area. Residents of different localities told The Nation that the sanitary staff does not bother to dump the trash properly rather it collects garbage at an open place i.e. playground and set it on fire. It pollutes the atmosphere and causes air pollution, they complained. “We, time and again, complained and even argued with the sanitary workers for preventing them from setting the trash on fire but they always lent a deaf ear to our complaints,” they regretted.
Sewerage system of the city has also destroyed due to indifference of the authorities concerned, they said. The crippled sewer system has resulted in sewage blockage which has turned various localities of the city into ponds of dirty water. “People have reportedly been falling a victim to diseases due to mosquitoes’ bites that are growing due to sewage accumulation,” they expressed their concerns.
They demanded Deputy Commissioner Saira Umar and Municipal Committee Chairman Haji Ayaz Ahmed Khan look into the grave situation and order the officials concerned for cleanliness in the area.
Family nabbed with narcotics
OKARA-A rickshaw driver along with brother and sister-in-law was nabbed with huge quantity of Charas here on Wednesday. B-Division police, on a tip-off, scanned a rickshaw near Octroi Check-Post No 7 and recovered 8.4kg of Charas from rickshaw driver Nasrullah of Kot Nihal Singh. A total 7.5kg of Charas was recovered from his brother Hafeez and 550g of Charas from Allah Rakhi, wife of Hafeez, who were travelling on the same vehicle. A case had been registered against them.
Toba police claimed to have arrested a man wanted in a double murder case after three years. According to Gojra police, accused Zunair Jani Jutt of Chak 430/JB had shot dead his two relatives – Arsalan and Safdar – over property dispute about three years ago and disappeared. He had been declared as proclaimed offender by court. DPO Usman Akram Gondal awarded cash prizes and commendatory certificates to the policemen who arrested the accused.