Tag: Water
Islooites drinking contaminated water
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to provide clean drinking water to the capital city as a result of which waterborne diseases are...
ICT-CDA rift deprives Bhara Kahu of water
As the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and Capital Development Authority (CDA) play a buck-passing game following their rift over the Simly Dam water, residents...
Drinking water supply scheme for Mardan Khel, Halala launched
Chairman of district advisory development committee Mian Nisar Gul inaugurated the drinking water supply scheme for Mardan Khel and Halala on Friday and informed...
Residents paying through the nose to water tankers
Islamabad is considered to be one of the most developed world capitals but that does not imply that its residents are free of worries....
Water level at Nullah Leh rises to 15 feet
The water level at Nullah Leh has risen up to 15 feet in Nullah Lai near Rata Pul following heavy rain on Thursday morning....
Safe water a rarity in Punjab’s rural areas, says research council
Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) on Monday revealed that 79 percent of the water samples, collected from Punjab’s rural areas, were...
After water shortage, pest attacks leave cotton farmers in a fix
After remaining largely unaffected by acute water shortage, Sindh’s standing cotton crop has come under pest and viral attacks and may result in huge...
Japan grants $ 425,998 to provide safe drinking water in Murree
The Government of Japan has decided to grant a financial support of $ 425,998 to the Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS), a non-governmental organization,...
DHA residents urge efficient water supply at CBC meeting
A one-point agenda meeting was recently held at the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) office. Station Commodore 5 Corps Brig Anis Ahmed, who is also...
Growers demand irrigation water
Hundreds of growers being supplied water from Manehro and Sunn minor canals near Daur town staged a demonstration against acute shortage of irrigation water...
Capital residents facing acute water shortage
The residents of the capital are facing acute water shortage as demand for water tankers has reached 800 to 900 on daily basis. The...
Farmers protest acute water shortage
The growers along the Kunri and Nabisar minor canals in Umerkot district took out a rally and set up a protest camp in front...
Abysmal water situation in country
Access to affordable and safe drinking water has become increasingly difficult as 44 percent of the country’s population is deprived of it. Situation in...
Storm water drains cleaned up: Karachi Water & Sewerage Board
Had the city government not started cleaning storm water drains in March this year, the city would have been facing an even bigger cyclone...
Protests continue against shortage of irrigation water
Hundreds of growers and land owners in the tail-end areas of different water channels of lower Sindh observed a demonstration and stage a protest...
Water shortage hits industrial areas
SITE Association of Industry Senior Vice Chairman Asad Nisar Barkhurdaria has expressed concern on extremely limited supply of water by KWSB authorities to SITE...
Degrading environment, unsafe water behind gastro spread: experts
Unsafe drinking water and the continuing degradation of environment, particularly in the suburbs of urban areas, is increasingly putting the children at risk to...
