MANSEHRA: Prolonged power outages and low voltage have caused shortage of water in Mansehra district.

“If the current spate of power outages continues unabated we will come onto the roads,” Mohammad Bashir, a resident of the city area, threatened.

Residents of Mansehra town and its suburbs, Shinkiari, Khaki and other parts of the district have been facing water shortage because of prolonged loadshedding and low voltage.

Mr Bashir said the federal government had announced to cut the outage time, but to no avail.

“Water supply system in the city and suburbs has been lying dormant due to excessive outages and fluctuation in voltage,” he said.

Abdul Waheed, another resident, said commercial and domestic electricity consumers had been paying bills regularly but even then the Peshawar Electric Supply Company subjected them to prolonged loadshedding.

The people of Shinkiari and its suburbs also complained of water scarcity, saying they couldn’t operate water pumps due to frequent power outages and low voltage.

Published in Dawn, June 4th, 2024