Karachi faces every day water lack of 700m gallons

KARACHI:
Karachi is currently facing a shortage of 700 million gallons of water on a daily basis, while the federal or provincial government have no concrete plan of action to tackle the situation.

The sprawling metropolis requires a water supply of 1.2 billion gallons of water every day at the moment. However, with water theft, leakages and just plain scarcity, the conurbation only ends up with 500 million gallons a day. And with summer – and the month of Ramzan – just around the corner, matters are likely to get worse as the water usage of the city’s residents spikes.