Shah Khalid Colony wastewater diversion hits nearby areas
(WorldNews Pakistan)

As the nullah is not dredged before rainy season and the clean-up process starts late, the Street 10-D of Shah Khalid Colony and Street-III Salahuddin Avenue of Fazal Town Phase-I located behind Butt Market, get flooded every time there is a downpour. During the peak monsoon season rainwater gushes into many houses and damages household goods. “It has become a symbol of the extreme apathy shown by successive local governments towards residents of the area raising this issue for years. It never received a much-needed impetus, says Fazal Hussain, a retired air force guy. Saulat Reza, a member of the Mohallah Committee (a citizen body formed to get fixed the problems related to that...