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Karachi Kay Khulay Manhole Kab tak Jaanay Letay Rahe Gay?? Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad's Statement
Karachi Kay Khulay Manhole Kab tak Jaanay Letay Rahe Gay?? Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad's Statement
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00:00The issues of Karachi are important because it is a mini-Pakistan, the biggest populated city in Pakistan.
00:06And there are a lot of issues there.
00:08The issue of garbage is in its place, the issue of water is in its place, the issue of water hydrants is in its place,
00:14the issue of electricity is in its place, the issue of the destruction of roads is in its place,
00:18the issues related to health are in their place, and then there is the issue of waste,
00:23because of these open manholes.
00:26Children, old people, young people, women, everyone is losing their lives because of these manholes.
00:34If we talk about 2023, 68 people including women and children died because of these open manholes.
00:44Now, this is one issue.
00:45The second issue is that even if they are covered with tarps,
00:50then they are of such poor quality that, in the recent incident,
00:54you can see that the children were playing on the manholes, or they were standing,
00:58so they could not bear the weight of the children, and they sat down,
01:01as a result of which two children lost their lives.
01:03And the rest of the children were rescued, but this is very scientific.
01:07One, corruption is to such an extent that things of poor quality are made,
01:13and then, even if they are covered with tarps, then the manholes are being stolen in such a way,
01:18and where is their tarp being sold?
01:20And even before this, we had talked about this in our morning shows and in the news as well,
01:25that what action has been taken against these open manholes,
01:28because if the tarp would have been taken out, or this frame would have gone,
01:31then it would have been sold somewhere.
01:33What is the reason for this? Who will pay attention to this?
01:35And especially when claims are made that we will make the city a sister state of a particular place,
01:41we will connect it from a particular place, we will develop it in this way,
01:44then these are the basic things that need to be worked on,
01:47because when the attention is on someone, then it affects them the most.
01:51So, in any case, the way the Deputy Mayor will connect us,
01:55we will try to know more from him as to what is happening.
01:58So, Salman Abdullah Murad Sahib, basically, this is such a matter,
02:02if we talk about the numbers of 2023, if we talk about the numbers of 2024,
02:06so far, 13 people have died in this, and this is the area of Memangot,
02:11and this is your area as well, in a way.
02:14So, basically, what is the reason for this?
02:16The media also talks about this when such an incident happens,
02:19but neither can these incidents be stopped, nor can any policy be shown in this regard.
02:25Even now, there are thousands of gutters in the city on which the tarp is not present.
02:28And this is a very serious matter.
02:31Yes, today's incident is a very sad incident, and it was a heart-breaking incident.
02:35I got the information as soon as I got it, and I have reached there on the spot.
02:40And I would like to tell you that this is a private society.
02:43A builder has launched this society, and it is his responsibility to provide the development work,
02:52to provide the sewage lines, water lines, electricity, but he did not do it.
02:59But there, and the incident that took place, I went there, I visited there,
03:05and I saw that in front of his house, he had dug a well for the sewage system.
03:14Okay.
03:15And on top of the sewage system, today, he had held a Niyaz event.
03:21Okay.
03:22And he had held that Niyaz event, and there was a large crowd of children,
03:26and they were distributing langar there, and I asked them why,
03:31and they said that our children had eaten langar here, and because of the crowd,
03:35the roof that was built on top of it broke, and because of that, they fell into the well.
03:40In this, about 8 people fell, of whom 2 children were loved by God,
03:46and 3 were shifted to the hospital, and the rest were rescued, Alhamdulillah.
03:502 were martyred, the rest were rescued and reached their homes.
03:55I am really sorry.
03:57No, but the thing is, it has become easier now that you are blaming that this was a private society,
04:03and there, so whose responsibility was it that he would manage these things,
04:07or the manhole that is being discussed, the cover on top of it,
04:10or take care of the quality, or control the quality, then whose responsibility was this?
04:14No, this was not a manhole, it was a well.
04:17Okay, it was a well.
04:18The responsibility of the private builder, whose society it is,
04:21the responsibility is to make the development work.
04:24Okay.
04:25It was a private society.
04:27So now, what will be the case against him?
04:30What can you do in this regard?
04:32In this regard, the one who is negligent should take action against the builder,
04:37and it is his responsibility that the project that is being launched,
04:42it is his responsibility to make the development work, it is his responsibility.
04:45It is a private society.
04:47So in this regard, I have met with Lawakeem, I have met with Lawakeem,
04:52I am sorry to say, it was a painful incident.
04:54A young man's son's father, his son, that Kandar,
04:59he also passed away, and there was no other death.
05:03And this responsibility was of the builder.
05:05Okay.
05:05This was an isolated incident, in which the responsibility was taken,
05:10but Mr. Amir Zia can also relate, as a citizen of Karachi,
05:14and it is obvious that we will keep looking at one thing,
05:15let's take the example of 2023, 68 people lost their lives.
05:1913 people have lost their lives before this incident,
05:23till now, this year.
05:24So, overall, these problems are present in the city.
05:27Not being able to cover the gutter, or if it is possible, then it disappearing.
05:31And then, Mr. Murtaza, you were saying that you will take action against those garbage men.
05:34So, has there been any progress in that regard?
05:37In this regard, I would like to tell you that we have...
05:41I will try to reconnect with you.
05:43There is a network issue, as I told you earlier,
05:45I think this should be sorted out.
05:47Mr. Amir Zia, would you like to add anything?
05:49Because this is a very relatable issue.
05:53Look, if I may, I would like to say two things.
05:56Yes, please.
05:57First, he said that it is a private housing that has been developed.
06:02If it is private, then there must be a regulator for it, right?
06:07So, the regulator will be the government of Pakistan.
06:09Obviously.
06:10I mean, it will be the government of Sindh, it will be the government of the city.
06:12If someone is responsible, then who is responsible?
06:14I mean, when you gave people the permission to shift,
06:17that people go and live there,
06:19and you did not see that there is a water line there,
06:22there is a sewage line there, there is not.
06:24Even then, the responsibility is of the government of Sindh and Baldia.
06:27This is one thing.
06:28The second thing is that you are absolutely right,
06:30that the unimportant information,
06:32the unimportant information that is available,
06:34that is, whether it is the gutter's lid or the stray dog's bite in this city.
06:39Yes.
06:40Last year, probably, it bit 50,000 people.
06:42Yes.
06:43I have never seen so many stray dogs in the streets of this city
06:47that are now seen in the city.
06:49Now, they are roaming.
06:50Yes.
06:51Now, you tell me, this is unnecessary pain.
06:54The people who sit in a big car do not care about this,
06:57but the poor guy who is riding a motorcycle,
07:00the garbage collector is walking,
07:02a maid is going, a worker is going,
07:04they have a problem, a genuine problem.
07:06Yesterday, a friend was telling me that
07:08we go to work at night,
07:10we leave from one place,
07:12a dog's tail is behind,
07:14then another one is behind.
07:16Now, you tell me, how much pain do the people of Karachi have?
07:19That you do not put the gutter's lid,
07:21you do not give water to drink,
07:23you do not let your dog wander,
07:25you do not let it be picked up.
07:27What have you made of it?
07:29This is what is happening.
07:31You have made this city.
07:33And you are saying that we are making progress.
07:35You see, there is a decay everywhere.
07:37Solid waste management is zero.
07:39You will see in big settlements
07:41where a lot of garbage is being burned.
07:43I am saying the same thing.
07:45Now, these are the problems
07:47that are not in Fafi Darul Ikhwan Islamabad or Lahore,
07:50but are found in Karachi.
07:52So, Mr. Salman has come with us.
07:54Now, tell me, the way I was mentioning,
07:56that these incidents
07:59are happening even beyond this.
08:01I gave the example of 2023.
08:03Then I gave the example of 2024,
08:05the incidents till July.
08:07So, on this, you were telling
08:09that what action have you taken?
08:11And especially the way
08:13the line was not connected,
08:15Amir Zia Sahib was also saying
08:17that the societies also have a regulator
08:19who keeps an eye on them.
08:21The responsibility comes from the government at the end.
08:23See, in this regard,
08:25we have empowered the chairman,
08:27all the town chairmen,
08:29Mr. Murtaza Wahab,
08:31who was the head of the water board,
08:33to make cranks and covers.
08:35This has been going on
08:37for many years.
08:39He has just been regulated.
08:41So, in this regard,
08:43before us, the capitalists in the city
08:45have cut China in this city.
08:47There are shops built on the canals.
08:49I don't know what has happened
08:51with this city.
08:53We used to say that
08:55let's end the politics of this city.
08:57Let's make this city our home.