Karachi Administration

Controlling and Services

         Karachi comes under the administrative control of the province of Sindh. An efficient Sindh government operate with Karachi as its base. The city is administered by five institutions, the heads of which are appointed by the government. The Karachi Municipal Corporation, constituted in 1852, performs a large number of civic functions affecting more than three-fourths of the population of Greater Karachi. The Korangi-Landhi and Drigh-Malir municipal committees were established in 1966 and 1970, respectively, to provide civic facilities to the suburban areas developed after 1947. The Karachi Cantonment Board is the administrative body for the areas where the military are quartered. The Karachi Port Trust administers the affairs of the port and is entrusted with the development and maintenance of the harbor. Public utilities  The three main sources of the city's water supply are Lake Haleji, 55 miles (90 kilometers) away, fed by the Indus River; wells that have been sunk in the dry bed of the Malir River, 18 miles away; and Lake Kalri   60 miles away, also fed by the Indus waters. Although the city's water mains stretch for many miles, some of the outer areas, such as Landhi, Malir, New Karachi, and Mauripur, still have an acute water shortage. The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation is responsible for electricity services. It has several power stations located in the city; these stations use natural gas, diesel oil, or both. A nuclear power station is operated at Paradise Point.  Karachi Municipal Corporation maintains a fleet of vehicles for refuse collection, night soil removal, dog catching, and antimalarial and operations. Sweepers are employed to clean the streets. Sewage is disposed of by two underground drainage systems, and there are two sewage treatment plants, one serving the city proper and the other the outlying areas.  .