Around 32 departments of KMC to starting working on e-system from Monday: MC on March 12, 2017KARACHI: Around 32 departments of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation would start their departmental work on e-government system from Monday. Hanif Mirchiwala, Municipal Commissioner (MC) KMC has revealed that the heads of departments have been allotted e-mail facilities and Information Technology department of KMC would work under central base data bank. Rashid Nizam, Director IT would head […]
KWSB filter plants found non functional on March 11, 2017KARACHI: The citizens of Karachi have remained on mercy of different constituted water filter plants for consumption of clean drinking water since last 64 years. Even after such a long period, consumers have been deprived of contamination-free drinking water and even today the water supply, fit for human consumption is a far cry. In 1953, […]
Mayor constitutes governing body to streamline KMDC’s functions on March 9, 2017KARACHI: Mayor Karachi, Waseem Akhtar has constituted 21-member governing body to streamline the health services and education facilities of Karachi Medical and Dental College (KMDC), being run under Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC). This body has been formed after a gap of seven years. In 2006, a proposal had been introduced that half of Body’s members […]
Rs 46.65m not paid to Census 2017 trainees by DCs on March 8, 2017KARACHI: Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of six districts in Karachi are reluctant for releasing stipend of Rs 46.65 million to 8,664 male and 3,000 female trainees of National Census 2017. The representatives of the trainees have also informed Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Commissioner Karachi about this issue on telephone. Talking to Daily Times, they said that after […]
1m trees should be replaced with environmental friendly trees: KWSB on March 7, 2017KARACHI: An estimated one million environmentally ‘un-friendly’ trees of corynocarpus and eucalyptus planted under the nazim of Karachi, Mustafa Kamal, should immediately be replaced with Laal Badaam (Indian almond), Imli (tamarind), Neem, Peepal, Gulmohar, and Amaltas trees. The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) in separate letters to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, heads of Cantonment […]
Sindh govt faces Herculean task of removing illegal shops on March 6, 2017KARACHI: It will be a Herculean task for Sindh government to remove more than 1,350 illegal shops, hundreds of makeshift businesses and roadside wanders from around and inside Empress Market to turn the area into Food Street and traffic free zone, a survey reveals. Following completion of survey of the area conducted by Empress Market […]
Rs 10bn mega development projects lack monitoring system: KCA on March 4, 2017KARACHI: The ongoing development program under Rs 10 billion Mega Development Projects in different parts of Karachi sans any monitoring system. There is no expert team to monitor these development projects, which are being run under Project Directorate, Local Government Sindh, members of Karachi Constructors Association (KCA) have alleged. Niaz Soomro is the Project Director […]
Dismantling 2 wings of Baloch Colony Bridge, building side roads cost Rs 60m on March 3, 2017KARACHI: Two 300-meter long wings of the Baloch Colony Bridge which had remained abandoned for the last five years have been demolished at a cost of Rs 60 million. In place of these wings, construction work on two 300-meter long service roads is underway at a cost of Rs 60 million, Khalid Masroor, a consultant […]
KWSB all set to enter into power generation of 40MW on BOO basis on March 2, 2017KARACHI: Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) is all set to enter into a power generation of 40 megawatts of electricity under a dual fuel power project called the Dhabeji Power Project on a Built, Operate and Own (BOO) basis, officials of KWSB have informed. The power generation project will likely be completed within a […]
KMCs engineering departments functioning without chief engineers on March 1, 2017KARACHI: Four wings of Engineering Department of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) have been working without Chief Engineers (Basic Pay Scale 20-grade officers) since the last three months, officials of the Engineering Department have informed. Civil, Building, Electrical& Mechanical and Road & Bridges departments functioning without heads are being supervised by Shahab Anwer, Director General (DG) […]