SHC criticizes Karachi Water Corporation’s directive to provide households with piped water service.

The Sindh High Court’s Constitutional Bench voiced its strong disapproval of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board officials for not providing citizens with piped water, pointing out that the mayor had earlier promised water delivery through official lines.

The hearing focused on a petition that an Orangi Town resident had filed over their home’s lack of water supply.

The court ordered that water be given to the petitioner’s home right away and asked the KW&SB Superintendent directly during the proceedings why citizens were not being allowed access.

Old pipelines and continuous power outages were mentioned by the Water Board’s attorney as supply-side barriers. In response, Justice Adnan Karim Memon gave officials strict instructions to replace or repair pipelines and to cover some expenses, even if doing so resulted in small fines for the general people.

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According to the superintendent, there was a restricted supply of water coming from the source. In response, Justice Memon questioned why tanker companies could transport water around Karachi if piped supply was inadequate. “This demonstrates that there is water available, but it is not being distributed via authorized channels,” he stated.

The superintendent also mentioned that tankers occasionally used unauthorized hydrants to draw water.

Nonetheless, the court stressed that residents should be able to obtain water at their homes regardless of legality.

With a warning that a severe ruling would ensue if these directives were disregarded, Justice Memon ordered the tanker system to be suspended and mandated that all residents be supplied through appropriate pipelines.