KARACHI: K-Electric’s annual maintenance at Dhabeji is reducing Karachi’s water supply by about 130 million gallons per day on Friday, the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) said.
The scheduled power shutdown runs from 10:00 am PKT to midnight. However, residents of Landhi, Korangi, Malir and Shah Faisal face further partial disruption during a separate 22-hour maintenance operation after electricity returns.
KWSC said nine of Dhabeji Pumping Station’s 21 pumps would remain unavailable during the power suspension. Its remaining 12 pumps continue supplying water.
Karachi’s supply during the shutdown is approximately 520 million gallons per day (MGD), compared with its usual 650 MGD. Hub Pumping Station continues operating normally.
Affected localities include:
- Landhi, Korangi, Malir and Shah Faisal.
- Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Saddar and Lyari.
- Jinnah, Chanesar, Liaquatabad and North Karachi.
- Parts of Nazimabad and Gulberg.
Landhi and Sherpao hydrants will remain closed during the power shutdown.
Once K-Electric completes its work, KWSC plans to restart six of the nine affected pumps. That should allow supplies to recover across most affected areas, although distribution will return gradually.
Three pumps will remain offline for the water corporation’s subsequent maintenance. During that phase, partial disruption will continue in Landhi, Korangi, Malir and Shah Faisal.
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KWSC has urged residents to use stored water carefully throughout the maintenance period. Households in those four areas should account for the additional work rather than expect normal supplies immediately after midnight.
The corporation said it would gradually restore distribution as electricity returns and the required maintenance concludes.
