the resource.”
He claimed that water problems rose majorly due to poor governance and a lack of interest and commitment by the public and private sectors in solving the issue.
Sindh United Party chief Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah demanded removal of illegal hydrants and monitoring of legal hydrants.
He said that K-IV water supply project which would add 250mgd had become a victim of red tape.
Sindh Minister for Local Government Sharjeel Memon, who is also chairman of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, had announced on Sunday that the number of water tanker trucks providing free of charge service to the citizens of Karachi would be raised to 3,000 during Ramazan, and 1,000 from Monday (today).
He said the Sindh government was utilising all resources available to it to overcome the water crisis in the city and “we have succeeded in containing the water shortage to some extent.” Memon said the situation has improved due to proper management in the board and also the K–IV project will start this month, adding the project has been delayed due to some mistakes but the present government has taken interest and around 13,500 acres of land have been provided in to the KWSB. “A consultant has also been appointed for the project.”
To check water theft and leakages, he mentioned that the board has installed meters on 19 lines main lines supplying water to the city and added that meters will be fixed on other 24 lines within a month time.
He disclosed that so far construction of 62 water parks has been halted to save water for fundamental use and a full campaign has also been launched to raze illegal water parks.
Later, talking to the media after the press conference, the minister said that 550 mgd of water was available for the city against the capacity of 1000 mgd. To make its distribution judicious and appropriate, the KWSB’s management officers and the technical staff were working round the clock, he added.
“In this regard leaves of all the board staff have been cancelled.”
He told the reporters that plans were underway to increase water supply from Dhabeji pumping station.