It was about time that the government paid attention to the looming water crisis.
KARACHI: The Sindh government, the KWSB and the district administration has once again failed the residents of Karachi. Different areas of the city have been faced an acute water shortage for several months now. And since water is vital for our existence people are left with no option but to buy water and that too at exorbitant prices.
Karachiites have been left at the mercy of the tanker mafia who are fleecing consumers by charging Rs3,000-8,000 per tanker. The rates of water tankers vary from one locality to the other. Residents are convinced that the government will do nothing to provide clean and safe water and have started boring wells on their own properties.
It is now a known fact that the water is being siphoned through illegal connections to illegal hydrants and it seems that the tanker mafia seems to enjoy covert patronage and support of politicians and the corrupt bureaucracy. It was about time that the government paid attention to the looming water crisis. It is for the governments, federal or provincial to initiate projects to meet the rising water demand of the metropolis.
Muhammed Zafir Zia
Published in The Express Tribune, August 12th, 2014.
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