Town Municipal Administration (TMA) Saddar has finalised all arrangements regarding cleanliness and illumination of mosques, imam bargahs and routes of Youm-e-Ali procession to be taken out on October 26.
For quick response on public complaints and continuous monitoring of arrangements for the procession, the TMA has set up emergency control room in the town office situated at Khialdas Park.
The telephone numbers of the control room are 9211390 and 9211429, he added.
Town Nazim Saddar Muhammad Dilawar along with TMO Saddar Mukhtar Hussein on Sunday held a detailed visit of routes of main Youm-i-Ali procession including Empress Market, Preedy Street, Regal Chowk, Tibet Centre, M A Jinnah Road, Khaliqdina Hall, Bolton Market, Kharadar and Husseinia Iranian.
Inspecting cleanliness works and repair of roads and streetlights, the town nazim said derogatory posters and provocative slogans had been removed, while Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) had been asked to ensure sanitation and repair of dilapidated manhole covers on the procession route.
Dilawar also appealed to ulema to play their role for maintaining religious tolerance and brotherhood.