I’m at Gujjar Nala in Liaqatabad. This entire area is treacherous to walk. There are no barriers along the entire length of the nala. I have to take care not slip myself.

Kids live here. This is their backyard. People walk here. Injuries and deaths are waiting to happen.

The nala is now right at the doorstep of people’s homes. It has tripled in size since I’ve last been here. The road that the govt has planned is yet to be built.

This will require a fresh wave of demolitions. Thousands of homes which are not accounted for in the compensation process.

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While we were doing door-to-door surveys, I asked some residents about these giant pipes that were snaking through the narrow walking path alongside the nala. The residents told me that they were installed by armed forces (or their contractors) to siphon water from the water hydrants in the nullah, allegedly to sell for profit.