Pakistan Realog

KARACHI: Inadequate water supply has afflicted the residents of various areas in the city. The shortage of water is claimed to have resulted due to power load shedding during the hours when the pumping stations of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) are scheduled to pump water. Nevertheless, the theft of water from the main lines and through illegal water hydrants is still a major cause of water shortage.

A well-placed KWSB officer told Daily Times that the city’s present need for water was 800 million gallons per day (MGD), but the installed water system could only provide with 640 MGD.

The officer added that the KWSB had proposed a plan for an additional 640 MGD for the city, but neither the federal government nor the provincial government had approved the K-IV water scheme for the city.

The officer also said that the scheme would draw 150 MGD until the target of drawing a total of 640 MGD was achieved by the year 2025. Unfortunately, the federal and provincial governments have yet to approve a feasible water scheme for the city in accordance with the increasing population and industrial load.

The officer further said that the present water system in the city does not have any mentionable water reservoir, while the existing water lines were not suitable for drawing more that 640 MGD of water, adding that illegal hydrants were a major cause of artificial water shortage in certain residential areas, while the KWSB could not take any action against the illegal water hydrant mafia because of lack of support from the police.

The officer admitted that spatial settlements located close to planned residential colonies have widely obtained illegal water connections, which has deprived the actual KWSB consumers from accessing water as these illegal consumers continue damaging KWSB installations on a huge scale.

The officer added that power load shedding of Dhabeji and Pipri pumping stations was causing 50 MGD water shortage, while load shedding of local pumping stations was causing 5 to 10 MGD shortage, adding that although the shortage seemed minor, but it gets multiplied two or three folds when it gets linked with main supply lines.

It is pertinent to mention here that although the KWSB had improved its water lines installation to residential areas that had entirely lacked water lines, such as Mehmoodabad, Manzoor Colony, Baldia Town, Ittehad Town, Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, Garden East, Lyari Town, Keamari Town, Soldier Bazar, New Karachi, North Karachi, Hyderi and many other areas, however, these areas are constantly faced with water shortage.

Source aily Times

Also Check:

1. Adviser opposes KESC’s request for tariff increase
2. Lahore: Illegal parking stands face action
3. Karachi: Kamal announces ban on water tanker service to industrial areas
4. City Nazim Inugurates 3MGD Water Supply Project For 5 UCS Of Jamshed Town
5. Islamabad: CDA launches water tanker service for model villages
6. RCB seeks Rs 737 million from centre for full water supply
7. G-9 facing acute water shortage
8. Karachi: Not even KWSB safe from land mafia
9. Karachi: DHA residents request city Nazim to increase water supply to DHA
10. Karachi: Survey of illegal water connections in DHA
11. Islamabad: Capital residents start worrying about water shortage
12. Karachi: Fake CDGK receipts: Parking contractors fleecing unaware citizens
13. Karachi: Around 45,000 houses in DHA facing acute water shortage
14. Karachi: Illegal commercialisation in Gulberg Town increasing
15. Load-shedding reduces investment by 60pc
16. CDA budget 2009-10: No allocation for Ghazi Brotha, water lines replacement
17. Karachi: CDGK to build 80 warehouses at Yousuf Goth bus terminal
18. Notice – Water Shortage 4 Days
19. Karachi: KWSB gears up work on 29km water line for Malir
20. Water shortage hits residents of I sectors
21. Islamabad: Acute water shortage likely this summer
22. Lahore: Load shedding, shortage of fuel and gas bring city to halt
23. Rawalpindi, Chaklala cantonments may face acute water shortage
24. Around 45,000 houses in DHA facing acute water shortage :Karachi
25. No more load shedding, claims LESCO!
26. Unscheduled load shedding disturbs routine life
27. Well-off people involved in power theft: KESC
28. Karachi: Removal of encroachments over water pipelines ordered
29. Lahore: Power outages: one hour after every hour
30. Consumers relieved by reduction in load shedding hours
31. Lahore: Bund Road grid station breaks down
32. Kamal urges citizens to stop using polythene bags
33. Rain provides load shedding relief
34. Petrol dealers face shortage of fuel supply
35. Collection of water samples stopped due to shortage of staff
36. Karachi, other cities of Sindh may face milk, meat shortage
37. Non-payment of Rs 3.25 billion debt: IPP stops supply of 125 megawatts power to KESC
38. KESC goes on loadshedding blitz across city
39. Rawalpindi: Water shortage becomes worst in cantonment areas
40. KWSB officers ‘selling’ water connections
41. Citizens beware, Eid’s over: KESC proves old habits die hard
42. Citizens blast LESCO ‘insensitivity’
43. KESC to cut off KWSB power supply for 4-6 hours daily over dues:
44. Karachi: Has KWSB suspended use of water purifiers?
45. Citizens continue to writhe in
46. City without electricity for 8 hours
47. Islamabad: Financial crisis aggravates funds shortage affects CDA’s mega projects
48. Gas supply to four plants in peak winter season: MoP turns down request
49. Govt departments owe over Rs3bn to KWSB
50. KESC severs power to four housing projects