The Karachi water supply has been severely disrupted as repair work continues on major pipelines and pumping stations across the city.
According to a spokesperson for the Karachi Water Corporation, maintenance work is underway on the 11K line connected to the North East Pumping Station, where leakage occurred in a 48-inch main pipeline.
Due to this, three pumps supplying water to the city have been shut down temporarily, while one pump at the Dhabeji Pumping Station has also been halted for repairs, further affecting the Karachi water supply network.
Areas including Scheme 33, Safora, North Nazimabad, Gulberg, Liaquatabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, and Federal B. Area are among the worst-hit, facing a critical shortage in the Karachi water supply.
The spokesperson confirmed that the suspension of main lines has also paralyzed the water tanker service, worsening the city’s ongoing crisis. “Due to repair work, around 150 million gallons per day (MGD) of Karachi water supply has been cut off temporarily,” the spokesperson said.
