Water Crisis Intensifies in Othal as Revenue Colony Faces Water Shortages

Othal:As the summer season begins, the Revenue Colony, Kambar Mohalla, and surrounding areas in Othal are facing a severe water shortage. Many homes in the Revenue Colony are not receiving any water, and where it does arrive, the pressure is nearly non-existent. Even the motor pumps are failing to deliver water properly.

The situation worsened after the solar-powered bore installed at the Revenue Office in Othal, intended to supply water to the Revenue Colony, was left incomplete. It was revealed that the contractor, Mahtab, in collusion with officials from the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department of Lasbela, abandoned the project halfway. Sources indicate that the contractor and the then-XEN of PHE Lasbela diverted water to nearby neighborhoods while completely disregarding the Revenue Colony, leaving the work unfinished and pocketing the funds.

Local residents have urged the Deputy Commissioner of Lasbela, Humeira Baloch, and the XEN of PHE Lasbela to take immediate notice of the water shortage and ensure that the Revenue Colony is supplied water from the solar-powered bore at the Revenue Office. They have also requested that either connections be made to the existing pipes or the pressure of the water supplied from the Hindu Mohalla bore be fixed to alleviate the difficulties faced by the residents.