By our correspondent
KARACHI: Several parts of Karachi will face water shortages on Friday as electricity supply to the Dhabeji pumping station will remain suspended for 14 hours due to annual maintenance work.
According to a spokesperson for the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation, K-Electric will suspend power supply to the Dhabeji grid station from 10am on November 13 until midnight.
The power shutdown will leave nine of the pumping station’s 21 pumps out of operation, reducing the city’s water supply by around 130 million gallons.
Karachi normally receives approximately 650 million gallons of water daily. However, the corporation will continue supplying around 520 million gallons during the electricity shutdown.
The affected areas will include Landhi, Korangi, Malir, Shah Faisal, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Clifton, Saddar, Lyari, Jinnah, Chaneser, Nazimabad, Liaquatabad and parts of North Karachi. Water supply in parts of Nazimabad and Gulberg Town will also be partially affected.
