Water shortage blessing for private water tanker mafia

Rawalpindi : Acute water shortage in cantonment areas has become blessing for private water tanker suppliers in the month of Ramazan, as they have started charging Rs1200 to Rs1500 for a tanker. Unfortunately there is no authority to control prices of water tankers.

Residents of Rawalpindi city have to buy high price private water tankers, as they have no other option left because CCB and RCB failed to supply them water. “The authorities concerned should control the price of water tanker,” residents urged.

Resident of Rawalpindi city including Adiala Road, Dheri Hassanabad, Lalkurti, Chakri Road, Afshan Colony, Peoples Colony, Misrial Road, Dhoke Syedan, Bakra Mandi and many other areas are facing acute water shortage and buying high priced water tankers.

While talking to ‘The News’ Hammad Khan, a resident of Adiala Road said that because of shortage of water in Rawalpindi city private water tanker mafia is charging high prices of water tankers which is from Rs1200 to Rs1500.