QUETTA, May 31: Quetta City District Government Nazim Mir Maqbool Ahmad Lehri has said 24 tube-wells have been installed over the past 45 days and 16 more will be made operational in the next few days to overcome the shortage of water in the city.

Speaking at a function organised on the occasion of laying new water pipelines in the Satellite town and the Raisani Road area on Wednesday, the nazim said the water shortage problem would be solved in phases.

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