The Traffic Police of Karachi prepared a special plan to facilitate commuting for motorists likely to stuck in the jam as Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) protesting against water and electricity crises in the city.
The protest held at Shahrah e Faisal depicts scenes of hardship witnessed daily by the residents of Karachi because of a water crisis and unbridled power cuts. Here is what the authorities have diverted to keep a check on the traffic during the protest. From the airport, the traffic would denotified at Drigh Road which will then move to Rashid Minhas Road. Vehicles traveling to Karsaz Flyover diverted to Stadium Road.
In addition to this, the movement from Stadium to Karsaz strictly prohibited. People coming from Stadium Signal should use New Town and Millennium Mall to avoid traffic. Even as parts of Karachi remain sealed, the road between Avari Signal on Shahrah-e-Faisal to the airport will stay open for inbound and outbound traffic.
Concerned over the water, and power crisis Senator Munem Zafar the head JI Karachi He pointed out how many Karachiites do not have access to clean tap water and suffer through up to 18 hours of load shedding in a single day, even during the hot weather. Zafar alleged that the city’s fall was partly due to some ‘white-collar criminals,’ backed by political parties. While talking about the water crisis, Zafar said that daily 1,300 million gallons of water required in Karachi, but the city receives only half of it. Outdated infrastructure and bad distribution, he said, only compound these failings.
Zafar also criticized the delay in the K4 water supply project, launched in 2019, attributing it to political interference and corruption. Zafar also criticized the budget for Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), and claimed it was not far from cutting a finger to sleep; in his reference, there were no separate funds for development projects, which was why he had put the morale out of his pockets. According to this, people also urged not to discouraged by the inconvenience of the protest against following the new movement paths to avoid discomfort and ensure a smoother journey.
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