Contaminated water becoming major problem

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital is receiving contaminated water supply as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to repair leaking and old pipelines, residents told Daily Times on Sunday.

Simly and Khanpur dams are the major sources that supply water to the federal capital but the CDA has no arrangement to supply water through safe pipelines to the residents.

About nine million gallons of water per day is being supplied from the Simly Dam. The Simly Dam’s main water supply-line could not be monitored over 25 kilometres, said a CDA official, requesting anonymity, adding that the dam was receiving a lot of waste of the poultry farms situated around it.

He said that chlorine being used to purify the water was ineffective, as the people for illegal connections had damaged the supply-line coming from the dam. He said that damaged and open supply-line due to illegal connections at various places was contaminating the water. However, the water received from the Simly dam was being checked at the seven million gallons reservoir near the Pak Secretariat, the official said, adding that there again chlorine and other chemicals were used to purify the water.

When water from this reservoir is supplied to various sectors again sewerage lines and broken water pipelines get mixed and residents receive contaminated water, he said. He said that in Islamabad underground water seepage was found at the depth of 450 feet. He said 18 nullahs in and around the city were also a major source of seepage and water contamination.
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