Sindh Ombudsman Asad Ashraf Malik has taken suo motu notice of reported drowning of a three years old child in a sewerage hole in Sharafi Goth of district Malir.
A statement here on Friday said that he has called for immediate report from the Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department and Managing Director of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) on the negligence resulting in the unfortunate death of the child. It said that the Ombudsman initiated action following report in a national daily about the death of the child who fell into the open manhole.
According to the report, road was under construction in the area and heavy machinery deployed for the work had damaged the cover of the sewerage, which resulted in the unfortunate death.
