KARACHI: A 17-member MQM-P delegation led by Khawaja Izhar called on Sindh Chief Minister  Murad Ali Shah here to discuss repair and maintenance of infrastructure damaged in Karachi and Hyderabad during recent heavy rains.

Javed Hanif, Muhammad Hussain, Hamid uz Zafar, Rashid Khilji, Adeel Shahzad, Sindh ministers Sharjeel Memon, Nasir Shah, Saeed Ghani, Murtaza Wahab and Waqar Mahdi also attended meeting.

Khawaja Izhar told CM heavy rains  badly affected infrastructure of Karachi and Hyderabad. He said that craters have developed in roads and sewerage lines have also been damaged.

Izahr said that due to damaged roads and drainage lines, flow of traffic in Karachi and Hyderabad has become a serious problem.

CM told MQM delegation that his government has already allocated Rs 5 billion for repair and maintenance of roads and sewerage system of city. Another amount of Rs 1.5 billion was approved by Cabinet to repair damaged road and drainage lines located on route of seven Peoples Bus Service launched recently in city.

Murad Ali Shah said that a separate budget for repair of roads of Hyderabad has also been approved by assembly. He assured visiting delegation that repair and maintenance works in both cities would be started very soon.

CM Sindh said that he has also directed all  deputy commissioners, including of city to assess losses and damages caused by heavy rains to life, property/houses, crops so that necessary measures could be taken to support people.