No relief in sight as power outages continue to disrupt Karachi’s water supply for third straight day

KARACHI: The city’s already fragile water supply took another hit on Monday when supply from Hub Pumping Station was suspended due to a fault in K-Electric’s (KE) main cable. This was the third consecutive day of power failures at key pumping stations disrupting distribution across the metropolis. The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) said that the power suspension resulted in a daily water shortfall of 85 million gallons per day (MGD) for the city. KWSC says main cable fault at H...

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