The newly-developing housing societies in the suburbs of the capital have failed to satisfy residents as far as the provision of basic facilities are concerned.
These residential areas were established mainly to accommodate the ever-increasing population in the city besides providing a standard lifestyle to masses who were now being witnessed complaining over one ground or the other.
Disappointed with the efforts of the concerned managements, the inhabitants of the housing societies, particularly those situated in Zone-IV and Zone-V, expressed their dissatisfaction over a number of issues, the most important one being the non-availability of adequate water for daily use.
During a survey conducted by APP, it was revealed that water, which was the basic necessity, had become a precious thing for the people who hardly find its supply in excessive amount.
“There is real shortage of water in our society as we get the supply after every second day, and that too only for half an hour,” said Naveed Arshad, a resident of Police Foundation, Sector O-9, Islamabad.
He said people were compelled to hire water tankers.
“It cost Rs 600 to 700 for each tanker and we have to manage it after 2 to 3 days,” Naveed added.
Dozens of cooperative housing societies established alongside Islamabad Highway were still in developing phase and people fear that what would be their fate once these societies were fully populated.
“I am afraid that in years to come, when all the vacant plots will convert into houses and there will be more population here, how the need of water will be fulfilled,” Bashir Ahmed, a resident of PWD housing society questioned.
He said the water crisis became even worse in summer when its consumption increase.
Bashir further said there was a need to build a water reservoir in area to tackle this serious issue. When contacted, an official of a housing society negated the fact that there was shortage of water in the area saying that the problem arises only when one of the tubewells stop working.
He, however, opined that there was a need of a water reservoir in the area to avoid shortage in coming years.
