MIRPUR (Kashmir English): Mirpur, also known as Mini London, is in dire straits with the water crisis that has hit the Azad Kashmir city.
Hundreds of filtration plants across the city have been closed. People are facing hardships even in obtaining drinking water.
According to the residents of Mirpur, part of the city has not gotten water for three weeks, whereas part of it gets water for only a few hours every two or three days.
Even after paying their bills, the residents are not receiving the water supply they require, and the filtration plants that were set up by welfare organizations are not being regularly maintained.
Due to the absence of proper maintenance, these plants have been shut down, further intensifying the water crisis in the city.
Citizens are requesting the district administration to take immediate action and restore the filtration plants so that a constant water supply can be maintained.
It is worth noting that the city of Mirpur has one of the biggest dams in the world Mangla Dam, which was, constructed to supply water for irrigation purposes and hydroelectricity.
Yet, the storage capacity of water in the dam has been compromised due to sedimentation, and the height of the dam was raised through a project completed in 2009 to enhance its storage capacity.
Still, the city’s water supply is a challenge, and the district administration must take immediate measures to correct it.
