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

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