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Hence, in 1981, the Karachi Water Management Board (KWMB) was created, which was given both distribution and cost recovery powers. KMC was still responsible for its revenue and sewerage maintenance, hence KWMB was upgraded to KWSB in 1983 under the Mayor , Abdul Sattar Afghani , on the advice of World Bank.
With the creation of the department, the activity of acquiring the records and equipments was launched. The record of the commissioner office was promised to be handed over to Sindh Archives by the then commissioner Karachi. These records were mainly placed in government press premises and were not in very good preserving condition.
According to an international survey conducted in 2012, the water tariff in Karachi was among the 20 lowest water tariffs in the world in a sample of 310 cities. According to this survey, the residential water tariff in Karachi was US$0.09 per m 3 for a consumption of 15 m 3 per month. The tariff had been raised by 67% in September 2011, in ...
The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (Urdu: واٹر اینڈ پاور ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی), colloquially known as WAPDA, is a Pakistani government-owned public utility agency maintaining hydropower and water in Pakistan, although it does not manage thermal power plants.
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was abolished in 2000 and five district municipal corporations were merged into City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided into 18 town and 178 union councils. In 2011 the Sindh Government restored the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and five district municipal corporations.
The second phase, initiated in 1923, included the establishment of additional wells, boosting the city's water supply by 15 million gallons. [3] Historical records indicate the creation of 16 wells at Dumlottee, designed to provide 20 million gallons per day (MGD) of water to Karachi. [3] A 32-kilometre conduit was also constructed in the same ...
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (Urdu: بلدیہَِ عظمیٰ کراچی) is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in most of Karachi, the capital of Sindh. [ 1 ] History
Five District Municipal Corporations (DMC) were established in 1987. The KMC was abolished in 2000 and 5 DMC's were merged in City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided in 18 Towns and 178 union councils. In 2011 Sindh Government restored again Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and 5 District Municipal Corporations (DMC).