Through the columns of your renowned and well-reputed newspaper, I want to draw the attention of higher authorities towards acute shortage of water in Karachi. The Sindh government, KWSB and the district administration miserably have failed to deliver to this city. Various areas of the city are without or very low supply of water over a long period of time.
The problem has been aggravating day by day and no one at the helm seems to pay heed to the acute water crisis and people are left with no option but to buy water and that too at exorbitant prices. Karachi has been left at the mercy of tanker mafia who are fleecing consumers by charging Rs 3,000 to Rs 8,000 per tanker.
It has been reported time and again that the government conducted raids to stop water theft but it has miserably failed to eliminate this menace.
It is now a known fact that water is being siphoned off through illegal connections to illegal hydrants and it seems that the tanker mafia enjoys covert patronage and support of politicians and the corrupt KWSB bureaucracy.
It is about time the government paid attention to the water crisis and ensure smooth supply of clean and safe potable water to the residents of the city.
I am cognisant of the fact that apart from water theft, massive influx of migrants, pipeline leaks and scarcity of rainfall have also led to the water woes, but still it is for the governments, federal or provincial, to initiate projects to the rising water demand of the metropolis.