Friday, May 16, 2008, Jamadi-ul-Awwal 9, 1429    

Residents of I-sectors face severe water shortage

Islamabad—The dwellers of the federal capital are confronting with severe water shortage specially in Sectors I-8 and I-10.
However, a spokesman of Capital Development Authority said on Thursday that there is no acute water shortage except in the Sectors of I- series, but in June the crisis may be increased due to hot season.
Talking to APP he said the water shortage in I- series sectors is due to long duration of six to seven hours loadshedding in these areas and it becomes difficult for water supplying authority of the CDA to provide sufficient water to the inhabitants of I-series sectors, as these sectors are provided by water through electric tube wells.
He said the CDA has contacted Islamabad Electric Supply Company to provide electricity during the hours of water supply.
The spokesman said CDA would initiate a campaign in June to persuade people to save water and not to wash their cars unnecessarily and also challans the violators.
Meanwhile, after a lapse of 23 years, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started taking physical possession of Sector E-12, opening a ray a hope for allottees to get their plot.
CDA has taken possession of 2500 Kanals of land in the sector while the ramming land would also be taken over in next few weeks. The affectees have been compensated in accordance with the package announced by CDA in 2006.
According to the package, the authority would accommodate 1,935 affected people by giving them alternate plots in Sectors I-14 and other sector. —Agencies