Water line repair on University Road expected to finish today

The repair of an 84-inch main water line on University Road is nearing completion and work is expected to complete within the next 14 hours, said a spokesperson for the Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) on Sunday.

Once repairs are finalised, the water supply from the Dhabeji Pumping Station will resume.

The spokesperson stated that the repair work continued uninterrupted for 24 hours a day under the supervision of Chief Engineer WTM Zafar Palijo. A team of over 300 labourers, working in three shifts, along with Superintendent Engineers Tanveer Sheikh, Abdul Aziz and Muhammad Siddique Tanyu participated in the effort. Heavy machinery was also deployed at the site to facilitate the process.

The spokesperson explained that one significant cause of the delay was the extensive de-silting of the pipeline. During road construction, drilling machines used to build large pillars punctured the water line in two places, creating 16-foot-long holes. To prevent water pressure from leaking, debris, stones, and concrete were stuffed into these holes, resulting in 96 feet of accumulated concrete across six pipe sections.