He also found that almost all the water filtration and sewage treatment plants were not functioning as the authorities had failed to rehabilitate them. It found that almost all the water supply and sanitation schemes initiated by the provincial government were not completed due to corrupt practices, mismanagement and negligence. It stated, based on laboratory samples collected from across the province, thatThe report stated that 118 drinking water samples were collected from all over Karachi – 99 samples were collected from surface water sources such as water supply systems, water filtration plants and water pumping stations of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), 13 from underground water sources, three from reverse osmosis plants and three from mixed water sources. “The main reason for the unsafe results is supply of raw [untreated] water with filtered water, improper chlorination, mixing of sewage water and water supply lines/sources, silting of pumping stations/water storage tanks,” it added. ResultsAlmost all the 237 water supply schemes in Sindh, an overwhelming number of which were not provided electric supply, have been energised.

Source: The Express Tribune January 03, 2018 04:30 UTC