November 17, 2020
LAHORE: The Water and Sanitation Agency found that an illegal tubewell was being used to steal water in Lahore’s Sharif Medical Complex, The News reported on Tuesday.
It had a discharge capacity of two cusecs of water. The monthly bill for this was around Rs, 200,000, Wasa chairperson Imtiaz Mahmood said.
A one-year fine has been imposed on the medical complex for stealing water. Recovery orders have also been issued by sending a bill to the Sharif Medical Complex, the report said.
Mahmood said the stolen water was being used by the medical college and school and its hospital.