Repair work on 72-inch sewerage line under way

Published July 30, 2022
Heavy machinery is being used to repair a 72-inch sewerage line, which had recently sunk near Chief Minister House, on Friday night.—Shakil Adil / White Star
Heavy machinery is being used to repair a 72-inch sewerage line, which had recently sunk near Chief Minister House, on Friday night.—Shakil Adil / White Star

KARACHI: Repair work on the damaged 72-inch-diameter sewerage line near the Chief Minister House has been continued round the clock and it will be completed in the next couple of days, it emerged on Friday.

The sewerage line had burst and sunk near CM House on Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road leading from PIDC Chowk to Clifton, leaving a 10-foot-deep pothole, after heavy monsoon rains flooded the city three days ago, posing serious threats to the vehicular traffic and passers-by.

The burst line affected the sewerage system of the nearby and adjoining areas, including Saddar, Burns Road and Civil Lines, where gutters overflowed, piling miseries on residents.

Karachi Water and Sewerage Board Managing Director Muhammad Rafiq Qureshi told Dawn that the repair work on the sunk sewerage line would be completed in the next two to three days.

He said that the water utility had installed suction pumps in the affected parts of the area to divert the sewage.

“The Clifton Pumping Station is being used to counter the impact of the damaged sewerage line,” he added.

Published in Dawn, July 30th, 2022

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