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Open manholes

Letter April 28, 2016
The missing caps of manholes in Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block-18, Karachi pose a dangerous threat to people

KARACHI: I am a resident of Gulistan-e-Jauhar Block-18, Karachi, and through your newspaper, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards missing caps of manholes in the area. This negligence poses a dangerous threat to people.

Hundreds of people, including schoolgoing children and pedestrians, regularly pass by the manholes, doing their best to avoid falling in. This is seriously deplorable. I request the government to take immediate corrective measures, and avoid a catastrophe before it is too late.

Ashna Syed

Published in The Express Tribune, April 28th,  2016.

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