A severe water crisis has grappled the city due to the inefficiency and negligence of the Hyderabad Water and Sewerage Corporation (HWSC). Despite the abundance of water in the Indus River and the continuous discharge of water from the Kotri Barrage into three canals — Akramwah, Old Phuleli and New Phuleli — the city's residents are facing a dire shortage of drinking water.
The corporation's failure to supply the required 60 million gallons of water per day has forced citizens to rely on expensive water tankers or filtration plants. The administration is neither taking action against them nor providing an alternative system to the citizens. Civil society members claim that the water shortage has been deliberately created to benefit certain elements. The crisis has affected various parts of the city, including Kohisar, Latifabad, Hyderabad City, Phuleli, Preetabad, Tando Tayyab, Faqir ka Pirr, Gaari Khata, Khokhar Mohalla, Qazi Qayyum Road area, Pakka Qila, and Qasimabad. Even mosques in some areas lack water for ablution.
Major political parties, religious, social, and business organisations have maintained a criminal silence on this issue.
With the holy month of Muharram approaching, the demand for water is expected to increase manifold during majalis and nazr-o-nayaz at homes.
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