In a move to address the water supply issue, Mayor Karachi laid the foundation stone for the project to replace Karachi’s outdated water supply lines.

Mayor Karachi, Murtaza Wahab, announced that a new 4.5-kilometer water line, costing Rs 2.4 billion, will be installed in the initial phase of a project which is expected to be completed within one year.

“Millions of gallons of water was being wasted due to rotten lines,” Mayor Karachi told Geo News.

Wahab criticized the previous administration of Karachi, stating that the underground infrastructure of basic amenities [water and sewerage lines] did not receive the much-needed attention that now irks residents of the metropolis.

The Mayor of Karachi claimed that the existing lines providing water to Karachi were also installed during the regime of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

While sharing future plans, Wahab disclosed that the improvement of infrastructure and change of all the rotten lines is on the cards for the smooth flow of water supply to the residents of the metropolis.

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.