Karachi Flooded | News & Discussion

[python-000]

The situation of is so much disturbing & Karachi City is become a hall for Karachi people & on the other hand emerging shia extrmisem is a major threat for Karachi & iran supporting them from behind & Karachi in is a destablised situation...

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1300113759751544832

 

[Goenitz]

if i were as capable as bourne, heads would already have been rolled literally.

 

[TNT]

Karachi has expanded unplanned and too much. its going to be a nightmare making a sewage system. I guess we need those huge tunnel making machines and make tunnels all beneath the city for sewage.

 

[jupiter2007]

Karachi has expanded unplanned and too much. its going to be a nightmare making a sewage system. I guess we need those huge tunnel making machines and make tunnels all beneath the city for sewage.

We also need to build underground Rain water reservoir.

 

[HAIDER]

Karachi has expanded unplanned and too much. its going to be a nightmare making a sewage system. I guess we need those huge tunnel making machines and make tunnels all beneath the city for sewage.

Also, it is below sea level, which is much more dangerous.

 

[Last starfighter]

Hang the corrupted the rest will fall in place

 

[Protest_again]

@Meywish Hayat.. Pay your taxes. Resources for a modern city like Karachi is lower than other poor middle cities else where in South Asia.

Please expect a ultramodern city when you allocate suitable budget for it. Right now it's people are somewhat rich but its govt is dead poor.

Karachi municipal budget 2020-21: 24.84 billion PKR (<$150 million)

Mumbai municipal budget 2020-21: 334.41 billion INR ($4.5 billion)

Visakhapatnam municipal budget 2020-21: 41.71 billion INR ($550 million) (population < 1.5 million)

You can allege corruption and what not, but clearly the people are stingy in paying the taxes for their own city. Governments cannot make money out of thin air. They spend what we give them in taxes.

 

[Dark1]

Cities like Karachi and Mumbai face technical issues due to a combination of factors like low height above sea level and excess rains.
Example-average height above sea level -
Karachi- 10 m
Mumbai- 14 m

In contrast-
Delhi- 225 m
Lahore- 217 m

And these are mean levels, so many parts of the cities will be having much lower elevations.
For effective drainage, this becomes a issue as drainage to the sea is not possible during heavy rains.
Countries like Japan have Tokyo city with similar issues but they have invested heavily in reservoirs.

For Mumbai with its similar issues, the practical economic solutions are quick drainage during low tide by keeping drains clean and pumping water from low lying area at a fast pace.
Long term solutions are expansion of the city away from the shoreline.

 

[PakFactor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1300113759751544832

Someone direct this women to PPP and MQM HQs.

 

[El Sidd]

wow she is advocating for beheadings

 

[Myth_buster_1]

Pakistan needs to stop worrying about other countries issues and concentrate on building its own infrastructures, prosperous society, and economy.

 

[imadul]

Karachi has drowned in sewar water. PM shoild come upto to see the situation first hand. That's what happens when people move to Islamabad.

Karachi people should come to street. No will one come for them.

 

[Bilal9]

It's all paisey ka khel....

I am not going to be dispensing advice, as Dhaka is in the same boat.

But drains need to be cleared at three or even six month intervals to enable efficient water removal in waterlogged areas. It can be done.

Mayors are ultimately responsible, that is where the buck stops, at their desk.

In Dhaka - the govt. agency WASA (Water And Sewerage Authority) is responsible and reports to the Mayor.

If Mayors/WASA are not doing their job, media hounding in talk shows for remedy must ensue, and they voted out in the next election. A free media and a conscious/vigorous civil society is a prerequisite. This is one of their most important responsibilities.

The point is - change must come. But finger pointing to identify miscreants in piecemeal fashion is not the best way. Finding ways to change structural problems like corruption (controlling flow of money) must be explored and implemented.

Instituting changes like electronic bidding systems for contracts, electronic consumer payment systems (refillable cards similar to SIM cards for sewage and water charges) are some ways things changed in Dhaka.

 

[Tumba]

Karachi is a economic and shipping hub of pakistan, why this city is surviving on just 150 million $, that is pathetic I many times hear Karachi provides more revenue to pakistan then even panjab the biggest pakistani province.
The fault lies in distribution of resources. If ppl from Karachi doesnt take a stand on this Karachi will become non livable . if already not.