Aaj TV English News - News https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:04:36 +0500 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:04:36 +0500 60 DHA’s 13-year-old stormwater drainage system floods third time https://english.aaj.tv/news/30292074/dhas-13-year-old-stormwater-drainage-system-floods-third-time <p><strong>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Meteorological Department has released the data for monsoon 2022, according to which Karachi received the highest at 120mm at Masroor base.</strong></p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Area</th> <th>Rainfall</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>PAF Masroor</td> <td>119.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>DHA PH 2</td> <td>106.6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nazimabad</td> <td>102</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>DHA in Karachi flooded again, much to the distress of residents. The big question was why it had flooded after the experience of 2020, and, in fact, 2007.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-3/5 w-full media--left media--uneven media--stretch'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.aaj.tv/large/2022/07/11101721b5fa2bc.jpg' alt='An apology from 2007 from DHA' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>An apology from 2007 from DHA</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>The monsoon of August 2007 brought in a record unprecedented 250mm in less than 12 hours, prompting the housing authority to overhaul its stormwater drainage.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dear Residents, De Watering Operation is being hampered due to continuous rain since last night. DHA &amp; CBC Teams are working to minimize the accumulation of rain water in DHA. All drains are working on full capacity. Please stay home.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DHAresidents?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DHAresidents</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/monsoon2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#monsoon2022</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/monsoon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#monsoon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DHA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DHA</a> <a href="https://t.co/N45ce6Vv7e">pic.twitter.com/N45ce6Vv7e</a></p>&mdash; DHA Karachi Official (@DHAKarachiOfc) <a href="https://twitter.com/DHAKarachiOfc/status/1546380291010449408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <p>M/S Techno Consultant International (headed by Dr Bashir Lakhani who built K-III successfully) was hired to create the new system. A DHA report from 2009 described the new drainage network as comprising seven Main Trunk Drains with interconnecting interceptor drains. The main trunks end at Beach Avenue on Seaview and drain rainwater into the sea. DHA said that it created drains where none existed before and linked local depressions to nearby trunks.</p> ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Meteorological Department has released the data for monsoon 2022, according to which Karachi received the highest at 120mm at Masroor base.

Area Rainfall
PAF Masroor 119.5
DHA PH 2 106.6
Nazimabad 102

DHA in Karachi flooded again, much to the distress of residents. The big question was why it had flooded after the experience of 2020, and, in fact, 2007.

An apology from 2007 from DHA
An apology from 2007 from DHA

The monsoon of August 2007 brought in a record unprecedented 250mm in less than 12 hours, prompting the housing authority to overhaul its stormwater drainage.

M/S Techno Consultant International (headed by Dr Bashir Lakhani who built K-III successfully) was hired to create the new system. A DHA report from 2009 described the new drainage network as comprising seven Main Trunk Drains with interconnecting interceptor drains. The main trunks end at Beach Avenue on Seaview and drain rainwater into the sea. DHA said that it created drains where none existed before and linked local depressions to nearby trunks.

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