Rawalpindi’s water shortage has worsened because of regular power outages and dwindling supplies from the Rawal Dam and Khanpur Dam.
As the city has been scorching and suffering from a heatwave, the city’s water consumption has risen significantly.
There have been water shortages in 46 of the city’s union councils, and a huge number of individuals have complained to the WASA complaint offices about the lack of water.
Currently, the city has 480 WASA tube wells and 162 water filtration units in operation. Although Rawal Dam provides 13 million gallons of water daily and Khanpur Dam provides 6 million gallons of water daily, the demand has grown dramatically because of the very high temperatures.
Tanveer, the managing director of the Water and Sanitation Agency WASA, stated that tankers were being used to provide water to regions where supplies were low. Secret checks will be carried out in which authorities will be entrusted with identifying the tube well operators who are still not reporting to work so that legal action may be taken against them.
The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rainfall for the final week of June, according to the WASA spokesperson. A rise in the groundwater level, as well as increased water storage in dams, is expected to ease the water supply problem in July, he added.
Boring wells are becoming more popular as a means of water supply for many homeowners. Many drilling wells have dried up due to a precipitous decline in the water table, which has fallen to 600 feet.
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