KARACHI: It was revealed during the Sindh Assembly session on Wednesday that “the gap in water supply and demand in the city is 50%,” meaning that almost half of Karachi’s population is compelled to acquire water for their daily consumption from other sources.
When Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani briefed the house on the dire situation, he also shared plans that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party government was working on to improve the situation. This highlighted the current state of the water crisis in the metropolis.
In response to a call for attention issued by Rehan Akram, a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-P (MQM-P), the Sindh minister produced facts and figures that illustrated the city’s water supply status.
The minister warned that “there would be a huge water crisis” in the city if the “six legal hydrants” had not been working.
The issue of water problems was brought up by Akram, an MPA representing Karachi’s Central seat (PS-121), which has been experiencing a serious water supply shortage for a number of months.
According to the MPA, it was noteworthy that hydrants running in the same impacted areas did not experience any supply problems.
Ghani told the house that numerous parts of Karachi would become dry if the six lawful water hydrants were shut down. The hydrants were operating in the city in accordance with the orders of the apex court.
