ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court has sought detailed report on water projects in the metropolis from the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB).
The bench comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Sarmad Jalal Usmani and Maqbool Baqar gave the direction during hearing an application seeking court directives for the authorities concerned to take action against illegal hydrants to control water shortage.
During the hearing, KW&SB Managing Director Hashim Raza Zaidi told the judges that over 200 illegal hydrants were dismantled, adding that water utility had also closed its hydrant at Chakra Goth, Korangi, to cope with the water shortage.
Zaidi told the judges that in order to enhance the capacity of pumping stations, the K-4 project was initiated and work on the project was under way. He added the project would improve the capacity of pumping stations and help mitigate water woes.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk had taken notice on the applications received through the Supreme Court’s Human Rights Cell. The applications had stated that influential mafias were operating illegal hydrants openly in the city by stealing water from Karachi Water and Sewerage Board’s pipelines in different areas.
