Chinese company fails to fulfill Karachi cleaning contract

The Chinese company that was awarded the contract for sweeping garbage from the streets of Karachi by Sindh government failed to fulfill its responsibility and the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) issued a notice to the company on Tuesday.

According to reports of Baaghitv, the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) issued a notice to the Chinese company, after the Chinese company failed to fulfill its responsibility in removing garbage from Malir and West districts of the metropolis.

“The company was earlier issued various notices and now the agreement with the Chinese contractor will be cancelled. The performance of the contractor remained disappointing from the beginning. Collecting garbage from the doors of houses was a key component of the contract but the company was failed in it. The contractor also failed to keep the roads, streets, neighbourhoods and footpaths clean, neither it took steps for creating public awareness of the problem,” reads the notice.

The Chief Secretary of Sindh in a meeting raised questions about the performance of he Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) in District East and urged Managing Director to cancel the agreement signed with Chinese company following the massive failure of the company; the company was to place dustbins in the Karachi and remove the heaps upon heaps of garbage lying in the streets of Karachi.