MQM-P MPAs demand fumigation in city

'Due to the accumulation of garbage piles in Karachi, the number of mosquitoes has increased throughout the city'

KARACHI:

Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) members of the Sindh Assembly expressed their concern over the spawning of swarms of mosquitoes in Karachi.

Due to the continuous accumulation of garbage piles in Karachi, the number of mosquitoes has increased throughout the city, the members of Sindh Assembly said. They highlighted that children, senior citizens were the falling victim to diseases like malaria and dengue.

They added that regular fumigation campaigns have not been conducted in the city for a long time due to the non-provision of funds allocated for fumigation by the provincial government for Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) and District Municipal Corporation (DMC).

Earlier, the district government used to spray disinfectants on the motorcycles, but now that too has been abandoned. The Sindh Assembly members demanded the Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah that the allocated fund for fumigation should be provided to the local bodies as soon as possible so that the citizens can be protected from mosquitoes and other germs.

 

 Published in The Express Tribune, March 21^st, 2023.