Old city area, Quaid’s birthplace inundated

The monument of Quaidi-Azam looks on at the pathetic state of civic amenities in the city he took from the British as the capital of Pakistan in 1947.

Sewage mixed rainwater was stagnant in the Kharadar area including the wholesale markets of grain, groceries, chemicals, paints, and cloth.

The vicious spell of monsoon rains has overwhelmed the civic authorities professional capacityand they have failed to drain the rainwater from the Kharadar area where Wazir Mansion, the birthplace of Quaid e Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, is located.

Monday's rains inundated shopping malls and markets up to old city area, MA Jinnah Road, Boulton Market, Merewether Tower, which play key role in the country's economy.

As rainwater could not be drained, power remained cut off in most areas leading to a shortage of drinking water.

The Wazir Mansion's road and drainage rehabilitation project was completed in August last year and was inaugurated by the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.

He had assured the people that the historic building would no longer be submerged with rainwater and sewage. Sanitary workers tried to manually open manholes around the building with bamboo, but no water pumps or suction machines were used.

Rainwater and sewage entered the shops of wholesale clothing centers located in the front and behind the Memon Mosque, causing heavy losses to traders