The city also has destroyed
many small shops and
street business in
last 6 months , I wonder how many people have lost the battle against poverty and fallen into hands of organized crime
The illegal shops (with no permits) were demolished without a known sound plan to provide alternative income for those head of house holds
11,0000 Crimes is a very high figure , but I wonder how many people who use to earn ,
30,000 Rupees to 60,0000 Rupees per month from Shops which are demolished , coping with 0 rupee per month
The demolished shops were at least valued at
15 Lakh to 60+ Lakh value , so many families have gone from decent income to zero income and after few months your bank balance dwindle pretty fast.
The city officials continue to demolish , shops and they are also actively confiscating , food selling stalls , while they are clearing encroachment they are also creating a mess , as many people are suddenly finding themselves with no alternative income
Main Rising problem
1- Large number of shops and commerce centers destroyed , thousands of households have went from Middle class to poor class level over night
2- Even Street food stalls are confiscated so even those on edge of poverty are now pushed down further
3- The demolished shops owners have not been offered compensation by Sindh Government
4 - No real study conducted how Mass Transit adoption impacts , army of taxi drivers and rickshaw drivers , the Province does makes $$$ from Mass transit and it is success but study is needed to adjust income for other impacted professions
- Ideal workaround should have been
- Develop a plan to move the impacted shop keepers to alternative commerce zones if 5,000-7,000 shops were demolished , was an alternative Market was created where these people could have moved their businesses under a sponsorship from Sindh Government ?
The rising crime is yet another example how Sindh Province is mismanaged badly , the courts enforced rules and laws , without considering the social impact , and the Sindh Government has no plans to solve Humanitarian problems
Note: Demolition of Shops and confiscation of Food Carts , is legal from License and permit basis but it still a very impactful decision on lively hood of 5,000-10,000 households - the City has not done a Study to examine how the families impacted are dealing with change in income