Water scarcity has reached a new level in Karachi as more than 40 per cent of Karachi areas are surviving without water for the past 15 days, a private media outlet reported on Tuesday.
The inequitable distribution of water by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) officials has aggravated the crisis in the city as citizens are compelled to buy water at exorbitant rates.
Citizens have appealed to Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani to take notice of the crisis while many who are fed up have resorted to protests against the water shortage in various neighbourhoods.
According to sources in the KWSB, officers of the bulk supply department are to blame for the unfair water distribution in various parts of the city, including Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Korangi, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Buffer Zone, Orangi Town, Malir, Shah Faisal Colony, Surjani Town, North Karachi, Baldia Town and Keamari.
The KWSB claimed that the bulk supply lines of the water board have been diverted to supply water to illegal hydrants established in different areas, such as Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Mauripur, Hub River Road and Ittehad Town.
The tanker mafia is profiteering from the massive KWSB theft and selling the water at exorbitant rates. The sources shared that around four to five million gallons of water is being stolen on a daily basis.
