Pipeline work for water provide to Chanesar city has been 99 p.c accomplished and after its completion, water might be equipped to Akhtar Colony, Kashmir Colony, Protection View and their adjoining areas, Karachi Water and Sewerage Company (KWSC) knowledgeable. Sindh Excessive Court docket (SHC) on Thursday.
KWSC whereas submitting feedback on a petition filed by the Chairman of Bahadurabad and Jinnah City Union Committees towards the alleged unlawful water connection to Chanesar city from Kidney Hill essential pumping station mentioned that there are 8 union committees in Chaneser City and they’re getting water. provide as traditional.
A KWSC chief engineer mentioned the corporate was liable for Karachi’s water provide and sewage system.
He mentioned that the realm distribution of water has already been declared by way of water schedules based on the water obtainable for the town. He mentioned that Karachi’s water demand was 1,200 million gallons per day (MGD) however within the present scenario KSWC was supplying 600 MGD of water per day from numerous sources.
The SHC was knowledgeable that the town’s water provide was 54 gallons per capita. A KWSC officer mentioned water was equipped to industrial and business entities after set up of meters, whereas residential areas obtained water based on the dimensions of the connection.
He mentioned that KWSC tried its finest to accommodate these areas the place piped water provide was not potential and water was equipped there by way of tankers from seven water hydrants.
He mentioned that there’s additionally a coverage of sanctioning water provide after finishing the codal formalities as per the principles and there aren’t any discriminatory guidelines for supplying water to any space.
The Supreme Court docket had earlier directed the KWSC to submit the standards based on which the corporate distributed water within the metropolis, equivalent to amount per resident, amount per space or amount per water connection.
The SHC directed the KWSC to file a report stating the idea on which such water allocation determination was taken. After recording the KWSC report, the SHC lifted the keep order in reference to the 18-inch water pipeline from Kidney Hill pump station to Chanesar city.
