WHY KARACHI THIRSTS FOR WATER

“The present water supply of Karachi, like that of many Eastern Cities, is insufficient. It has a capacity of only 11 to 15 million gallons per day, whereas the water demand for the city in the first stage of development is estimated to be 70 million gallons per day, increasing to 270 million gallons per day in the future.”— The Merz Rendel Vatten (MRV) Plan, 1951

“The present water resource technology is costly, wasteful of water, makes Karachi vulnerable to system failure, and does not...