One million gallon of drinking water is getting wasted due to leaking water lines in district central of Karachi, exposing citizens to repeated bouts of water scarcity.
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 15th May, 2018 ) :One million gallon of drinking water is getting wasted due to leaking water lines in district central of Karachi, exposing citizens to repeated bouts of water scarcity.
Chairman, DMC – West, Rehan Hashmi in a statement here Tuesday drawing attention of the authorities towards the issue said the problem in manageable provided there is will to do so.
"Frequent episodes of water shortage in the commercial hub of the country can be rightly attributed to poor water management," he said.
DMC – West chairman emphasized that since Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has simply failed to deliver and is aggravating problems faced by the people hence it would be appropriate to place it under the control of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).
"Mayor who is directly elected by the citizens and enjoys public confidence besides having adequate understanding of the civic requirements of locals must be authorized to run KWSB affairs," said Rehan Hashmi.
In context of steady decline in the water level at Haleji lake, the main source of water supply to the metropolis, he said concerned authorities must have been fully cognizant of the situation and therefore had adopted needed interventions on strong lines.
"This should have been done prior to the onset of summers with major focus on efficient water management as well as provision for alternative sources of water supply to the city," he said.