Is the situation really under control?
The above scenario was from one of the posh
area of Karachi, where in broad day light medical waste was dumped and no one
saw anything, showing pure negligence of DHA authorities. DHA has never been
held accountable for their poor performance or lack of planning. Thankfully
Shaniera brought this to the attention of the people but what about the areas
where Shaniera Akram can’t reach?
Let’s take a close look at the reality of Karachi. The city has never been the developed metropolis we all dream of; carpeted
roads, underground transportation system, malls and sky rise building with
power supply, law and order and civilized citizens; all this has become a far-fetch dream that many in this city wish and pray for.
Let’s
keep those dreams a side and check the ground realities of this city which is often
called the heartbeat of Pakistan. This faint heart beat is struggling on a
ventilator to survive, it’s a matter of time when the plug is pulled off and
the heart beat will become static. For more than a decade the citizens of this
city are demanding their basic rights of clean water, electricity and proper
disposal of garbage.
Let’s not even talk about the decaying
infrastructure of this city, terrifying lawlessness and lack of basic amenities
like hospitals, schools and libraries. Let’s just stick to the basics.
Karachi’s ground realities have been consciously ignored by the authorities.
The unending fight of many political parties, who claim to own this city, cry
day in and day out on national television for lack of funds and resources. If
Karachi is the highest revenue generating city in the country then it is criminal
not to spend that revenue on the betterment of the city that is generating it
in the first place. Where are the funds going? If we all voted for change and
firmly believe that the newly elected government is honest and will hold every corrupt
member in the chain of control accountable, when will the turn of Karachi come?
When will we see serious accountability of the corrupt? For how long will we
ignore this by saying that the entire province is run by the most corrupt, when
will all this end?
Barish sey pehleye aur Baad:
The
aftermath of the much awaited rain has left this city flooded, sewerage water oozing in every corner and the innocent citizens being electrocuted to death. Even in the so called posh areas
of the city where property prices are sky high the authorities were extremely incompetent and failed to manage the situation. Garbage has
piled up like a monster and no one seems to care, no resignations were given, no
emergency changes were made.
Karachi is run by many governing bodies such as Administrators, Municipal commission, Mayor, Cantonment board and Defense Housing Authority are among the few that
claim to run this city. Ironically none
of these governing bodies have any plan to run the basic day to day chores of this city, let alone crisis management. The
citizens are paying heavy load of taxes, are charged for water, sewage and many other
facilities so much so that parking on the side of any road is not free, yet
there seems to be no running system or plan working in the city. Currently, more rains are expected in this month and no planning or measures are taken to make the city safe for people. The authorities just don't seem to care.
The heartless people of Karachi:
Last on
the list of blame are the people of Karachi, who heartlessly through garbage,
spit paan gutka on walls and even excrete on the sides of the roads. After doing all the above, they comfortably
sit on their backsides and blame the authorities, thinking they have no hand in
the current situation of the city. Whereas, actually, it’s the people who are
responsible for the situation, firstly by turning Karachi into a hub of garbage
and secondly for staying quiet when the corrupt govern and loot their city. If
the people of Karachi don’t take ownership of the city it will remain like this
and soon the Godzilla of garbage will swallow us all.
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