KARACHI, June 2: Many parts of the city on Thursday remained in the grip of an acute water shortage amid the persisting hot and humid weather. The worst-affected localities included Clifton’s blocks 2 and 4, Bath Island, Mehmoodabad, Manzoor Colony, Kharadar, Mithadar, Ramswami, Bhimpura and different sectors of North Karachi.

Residents of the affected localities said they had been experiencing shortage of water ever since the advent of summer and were meeting their water requirement through the expensive supply by private tankers.

A resident of Clifton’s Block 2 argued that since most of the residents of his locality often depended on private tanker service in the absence of piped water, it was obligatory upon the KWSB reduce water charges pertaining to piped water.

Meanhile, residents of Gulshan-i-Iqbal and Gulistan-i-Jauhar complained that that since power failures and low voltage problems in their localities had become a matter of routine, the electrical motors were rendered inoperative. Therefore, they added, they could not pump water to fill overhead tanks.

They called on the KESC to ensure an uninterrupted power supply with full voltage. Besides causing water-related problems, the breakdowns also affected their children who were preparing for intermediate examinations these days, they pointed out.

CONTAMINATED WATER: A number of households in North Nazimabad’s block D have been getting contaminated water for a fortnight forcing the occupants to purchase private tankers at exorbitant rates.