Water supply: Action demanded against illegal hydrants

Former JI legislators express concern over the shortage of water in many areas of the city.

KARACHI: Former lawmakers of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) have demanded that Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah should take effective action against illegal water hydrants and tanker mafia. In a statement issued on Sunday, former JI legislators, including Muzaffar Hashmi, Laeeq Khan, Nasrullah Khan Shajih, Younus Barai and Hameedullah, have expressed concern over the shortage of water in many areas of the city. They claimed that the tanker mafia and illegal hydrants were running under the patronage of government officials. "The artificial shortage of water has forced the people to purchase water tankers from tanker mafia at high prices, despite the fact that they are paying water and sewerage bills."

Published in The Express Tribune, April 7^th, 2014.