The Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Karachi during British rule in 1846.
The foundation stone of the Karachi Municipal Corporation Building was laid on Bundar road in 1927.
The zonal committees were merged again into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation.
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was abolished in 2000 and five district municipal corporations were merged into City District Karachi.
The City District Karachi was divided into 18 town and 178 union councils.