KARACHI, Oct 14: City Nazim Mustafa Kamal on Saturday directed the KWSB authorities to install generators at all pumping stations in Malir to continue water pumping in case of power breakdown or failure.
Malir Town Nazim Ansar Ahmed Sheikh and Naib Town Nazim Sharafat Ali were also present.
It was told that 1,200mgd water was being provided to Malir Town in the past which had been raised up to 17 million gallon water daily.
Malir Town is a small densely populated town in the eastern part of Karachi, with Quaid-e-Azam International Airport and the Malir Cantonment to the west and north, the Malir River and Shah Faisal Town to the south and Gadap Town to the east across the Thado Nallo stream.
The population of Malir Town was estimated to be about 400,000 at the 1998 census, of which 99% are Muslim.
The federal government introduced local government reforms in the year 2000, which eliminated the previous third tier of government (administrative divisions) and raised the fourth tier (districts) to become the new third tier.
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