Neglected Shikarpur

The city of Shikarpur lies in tatters today. To improve infrastructure and ensure the provision of efficient services like water, drainage and sanitation/solid waste management in towns, the Sindh government set up the North Sindh Urban Services Corporation (NSUSC) supported by the ADB in 2010. Shikarpur is among the districts selected for the first phase of the programme aimed at supplementing TMAs’ service delivery through a single institution.

The corporation has completely failed to deliver in all these fields. Its performance, particularly in Shikarpur, is very poor despite a budget of millions of rupees. The city is under heaps of garbage. Drainage water has inundated virtually every street and main road of the city. The worst part is that contaminated water is being supplied to people. Who is responsible for this injustice: the ADB, the Sindh government or elected representatives?

Imran Murtaza Abro

Shikarpur