Targeted action: Police demolish 234 illegal hydrants

KARACHI: Police demolished 234 illegal hydrants and removed 2,130 illegal water connections from the main line during various targeted actions in the city. Sindh IGP Ghulam Hyder Jamali was informed of the numbers in a report submitted by the committees constituted on court directives. The first committee is headed by district East SSP for the action in Districts Korangi, East and South whereas the second committee, headed by West SSP, was tasked with action in Districts West and Central. According to the report, the operation is being conducted in proper coordination with Karachi Water and Sewerage Board executive engineers and committee members. It was revealed that since the operation started 58 FIRs have been lodged, 45 accused arrested and 85 accused challaned.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 31^st, 2015.