The water crisis in Karachi has escalated to critical levels, leaving citizens grappling with severe water shortage while authorities appear unable to provide solutions.

Leaking infrastructure and mismanagement have only worsened the city’s water crisis with residents across several areas, including Old City, Landhi, Nazimabad, North Nazimabad, and New Karachi, left without regular water supply for weeks.

Struggling under rising inflation, the authorities have left no option for the citizens forcing them to purchase water tankers as a temporary solution.

Despite promises and temporary measures, the authorities have failed to provide solutions to water shortage to the citizens of the metropolis.

On the other hand, several neighborhoods in Karachi registered complaints related to contamination issues, with sewage and unclean water seeping into clean water pipelines.

Despite paying water and sewerage bills, residents claimed that the authorities have not addressed either the water scarcity or the sewage issues in their areas.

Acknowledging the water issue, the officials from Water Corporation claimed that 50 percent of the water needs are currently met, however, the water crisis will persist until the completion of K-4 project – which is aimed at improving the city’s water supply system.

Back in September, the Karachi Water Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) signed an Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) agreement for the construction of a new Hub Canal to address chronic water shortage in Karachi.

The project aims to enhance the water supply to the port city by upgrading key water infrastructure, as reported by ARY News.

The agreement was signed by KWSC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Engineer Syed Sallahuddin Ahmed in a ceremony held at the MD Secretariat.

The event was attended by Director Wah Construction Limited Shoaib Shafiq, Colonel Sabahuddin Chaudhry, 3G Consultant Sultan Dogar, Project Director Hub Canal Sikandar Ali, and Chief Engineer Sewerage E&M Syed Sardar Shah.