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Due to this water shortage, the demand for tanks has increased. But in some places, even tankers are not available. Otherwise, they collect and sell dirty water. The public also buys it and uses it. Regarding this, water tanker driver Mohammad Anas said, "There are no borewells in our area. We bring water from other places. But our business is also affected due to the low water level."
Similarly, Umm e Anas said, "There is no clean water for drinking. We are taking water from the purification plant for our children. That too is not clean." Shoaib Ahmed, a resident of Barakagu, said, "I travel 20 kilometers every day to bring clean water to my family. Even though there are 1 million people living in the area, there is no clean water facility. Many people are infected with Hepatitis C due to drinking contaminated water.
Environmental activist Asad Khufran said, "I will not say that there is no water in Pakistan. The main reason for the water shortage is poor management. The government and private charities have set up water treatment plants to deal with the water problem in Islamabad. But there are no plants to ensure its quality. The government has allocated additional funds to regulate this and has set up laboratories. There are no officials in it. This is why people are forced to use contaminated water.