NEWSPAKISTAN.TV EXCLUSIVE
REPORT & PHOTOS BY: AIMAN INAM
KARACHI: Following the ritual of slaughtering, residues of 2 million animals seem to have invaded different locales of the Metropolis.
On the very first day of Eid-ul-Azha hundreds of thousands of karachiites have slaughtered their sacrificial animals on roadsides or streets before their houses. They took the meat home with them leaving behind blood and intestines to rot. Due to that a reeking smell is looming in the air.
The city administration when contacted by the NewsPakistan.TV has claimed to have got 15 ditches dug-up at different locales. Few vehicles were seen collecting the waste from roads but it was not sure where they were going to dispose the offals off.
When NewsPakistan.TV contacted karachiites in different districts, it transpired that (while the newly elected Mayor is in jail) Deputy Mayor and his team had out-sourced the job of lifting the offals.
Citizens have complained that contractors were demanding money illegally to pick the animal waste. Raheemullah Yousufzai, a resident of Kaemari area, has informed that the contractors, instead of loading the waste on their Suzuki pickups, were asking for at least Rs.20 for the offals of sheep and goats. Higher amounts were being asked for intestines of bigger animals. They simply refuse to lift the waste without receiving the demanded money.
Moreover, those who know the composition of the city, half of Karachi is under the control of military and others. Hence no uniform policy by municipality could be implemented for the entire city.
Just like every year, the situation of hygiene remains unsatisfactory. Regrettably, citizens too seem to be indifferent towards removal of residues from their gallies and mohallas.
This negligence could prove to be hazardous as it could result into spread of grave ailments including that caused by Congo Virus. It is pertinent to mention here that so far in 2016 this virus has claimed eleven lives in Pakistan.
Those responsible for waste-management should speed-up their efforts to clean the Metropolis.
Citizens, instead of entirely counting on the administration for cleanliness, should also chip-in towards ameliorating the sanitation and hygiene state of affairs.
