ISLAMABAD: Residents in many areas of Islamabad were already going through a tough situation due to a shortage of water and now the problem is worse owing to breakage of water pipelines by youth.
Pipes were cutoff to enjoy showers in the sweltering heat of June but this act has led to a disruption of water supply.
Water gushing from the damaged pipeline near the Federal Urdu University could be seen almost the entire day on Thursday.
Capital Development Authority (CDA) failed to take timely action despite the fact that its main offices are located nearby.
One can see dozens of youth and labourers gathered around the pipeline to enjoy a bath, ignorant of the disruption in water supply caused by the breakage.
For a few weeks, the capital has been under the grip of severe water shortage and CDA has been under immense pressure to address the complaints.
When contacted, a CDA official said that certain people were involved in breaking the main water pipeline and it was totally an unlawful act.
He said it was not an easy task for the relevant department of the CDA to detect water leakages and one of the contributing factors was the underground pipelines which were in a bad condition. It was easy to break these rusty pipelines.
The city needs 100 million gallons water per day and the CDA water tankers are always on the move in different sectors to bridge the gap between demand and supply, he added
In fact, as per Master Plan of Islamabad, the city’s water system was to be upgraded after each decade in accordance with the needs of the growing population but a lack of action has resulted in a dire situation for the residents of the capital.
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