Hub Canal breach raises fears for water shortage in Karachi

KARACHI: A shortage of water is feared in Karachi after the Hub Canal was breached on Tuesday suspending supply to many areas, officials said.

Authorities fear a shortage of 20 million gallons of water in the megapolis. The breach forced suspension of water supply to Karachi's district West.

Managing Director of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) says the rupture in Hub Canal will be fixed within next two days.

Karachi - home to over 20 million people - has a scarcity of water as one of its biggest problems.

There have been neighborhoods across the city that have not had any water supply in years. People in such areas have been forced to pay to get water to cope with their needs.

Unfortunately, the authorities, despite this worrying state, have not taken any action to provide the masses with this basic necessity.