SHC asks Karachi authorities to destroy all vegetable crops cultivated in wastewater

[ghazi52]

SHC asks Karachi authorities to destroy all vegetable crops cultivated in wastewater

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday ordered local government officials to destroy all vegetables being cultivated in sewage water in farms near the outskirts of Karachi.

The orders came as the court heard a petition filed against the cultivation of vegetables in unsanitary conditions near the Malir ravine.

Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar directed the Deputy Commissioner Malir to personally examine the area and destroy any crops being cultivated in sewage and wastewater.

Justice Mazhar noted that local government is the domain of the deputy commissioners, and regretted that their response to the problem so far has been disappointing.

“Can you not ask for reinforcements from SSP and DIG police?” remarked the judge as he asked for plans to initiate appropriate action.

The deputy commissioners assured the court they would execute its orders.

“The land near the Malir ravine was given by the Sindh government on lease for 30 years,” the complainant’s lawyer told the court.

The SHC judge responded saying the court does not want any thing wrong to happen under any circumstances.

“Was the land given on lease to grow vegetables on sewerage water?” it asked.

The court thereafter sought details of the allotment of state land in the district.

The SHC also directed the counsel representing the farmers cultivating vegetables in the area to file a response in the case’s next hearing on May 19.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/6...-all-vegetable-crops-cultivated-in-wastewater

 

[FuturePAF]

reviving an old thread but it is an important issue that is easily overlooked, but maybe key to national development, as well as preventing the squandering of resources of treating preventable waterborne diseases.

What is the state of wastewater treatment plants in Pakistan. With proper treatment, this water could be enough for crops, while regular well water and river water could be used for drinking and helping to maintain the flow of the river, protecting our wetlands in the Indus delta

The last report I saw was this from ten years ago. If we are to increase crop yields and minimize the need for as many dams, perhaps more money should be going to these wastewater treatment plants.

https://www.ais.unwater.org/ais/pluginfile.php/232/mod_page/content/128/pakistan_murtaza_finalcountryreport2012.pdf

 

[El Sidd]

“Was the land given on lease to grow vegetables on sewerage water?” it asked

Did it specifically say that vegetables could not be grown on it? It's a canal, why is waste water running in it?

Why is even SC hearing this case? Which constitutional interpretation is being exercised here?