{"id":17733,"date":"2023-07-06T11:17:12","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T06:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=17733"},"modified":"2023-07-06T11:17:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T06:17:12","slug":"rawalpindi-struggles-with-acute-water-shortage-amid-monsoon-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/rawalpindi-struggles-with-acute-water-shortage-amid-monsoon-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Rawalpindi Struggles with Acute Water Shortage Amid Monsoon Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi, despite experiencing heavy monsoon rains, is grappling with a severe shortage of potable water.<\/p>\n<p>The tanker mafia has seized the opportunity and continues its illegal buying and selling of water, exploiting consumers in the process.<\/p>\n<p>The details suggest that consumers are now forced to pay exorbitant prices ranging from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 8,000 for a single tanker load of water.<\/p>\n<p>This dire situation has left residents frustrated and disillusioned, especially those who were promised an abundant supply of potable water by the previous PTI-led government.<\/p>\n<p>A resident of UC-78 Dhok Jabbi, Muhammad Imtiaz, expressed his disappointment, stating that despite paying high rents for their houses, no provisions have been made for water supply such as wells or underground boreholes.<\/p>\n<p>While some philanthropists provide drinking water, it is insufficient to meet the needs of the community.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/rawalpindi-struggles-with-acute-water-shortage-amid-monsoon-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u63cd6f92b81a327a8952a2febb9c2800\"><style> .u63cd6f92b81a327a8952a2febb9c2800 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u63cd6f92b81a327a8952a2febb9c2800:active, .u63cd6f92b81a327a8952a2febb9c2800:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u63cd6f92b81a327a8952a2febb9c2800 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u63cd6f92b81a327a8952a2febb9c2800 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u63cd6f92b81a327a8952a2febb9c2800 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u63cd6f92b81a327a8952a2febb9c2800:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Rawalpindi Struggles with Acute Water Shortage Amid Monsoon Season<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The scarcity of water has led citizens to rely on purchasing water tankers, but the quality of water supplied through these tankers is questionable and not fit for human consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Another resident, Muhammad Imran, highlighted the exploitation by the tanker mafia during summer months when excessive amounts of money are demanded.<\/p>\n<p>Even after paying substantial sums, residents often have to wait for several days before receiving the water they desperately need.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, residents from various areas including Gulistan Colony, New Chakra, Bhata Chowk, Misrial, Gawalmandi, Khayaban-e-Sir Syed, Pirwadhai, Katarian, Sadiqabad, Shakrial, Kurri Road, and UCs 75, 76, and 77 are compelled to purchase water.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the presence of three government water supply agencies in the city and cantonment areas, namely WASA, Rawalpindi Cantonment Board, and Chaklala Cantonment Board, they appear powerless in the face of the influential tanker mafia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Tribune<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi, despite experiencing heavy monsoon rains, is grappling with a severe shortage of potable water. The tanker mafia has seized the opportunity and continues its illegal buying and selling of water, exploiting consumers in the process. The details suggest that consumers are now forced to pay exorbitant prices ranging from Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 8,000 for a single tanker load of water. This dire situation has left residents frustrated\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-9.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-9.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-9.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Rawalpindi Struggles with Acute Water Shortage Amid Monsoon Season","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=17733","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17733\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}