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Rawalpindi Water Plants Become Health Hazards Amid Neglect
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News18•08-10-2026, 19:45
Rawalpindi Water Plants Become Health Hazards Amid Neglect
- •Water filtration plants across Rawalpindi are supplying muddy and contaminated water due to outdated filters and declining groundwater levels.
- •Residents in areas such as Naya Mohalla, Sadiqabad, and Dhoke Hasu have repeatedly complained about the poor water quality, but authorities have taken no action.
- •Plant operators cite a severe shortage of funds and a failure to replace filters for a prolonged period as the main causes for the breakdown.
- •Groundwater levels in Rawalpindi have dropped by more than 200 feet between 2001 and 2026, causing older tube wells to pump soil-mixed water.
- •Locals have had water samples lab-tested and confirmed them to be harmful, yet complaints to the Pak Ab Authority have yielded no results.
Key Questions Answered
Rawalpindi's water filtration plants are supplying muddy water due to outdated filters that have not been replaced for a prolonged period because of a shortage of funds, alongside falling groundwater levels that cause tube wells to draw soil-mixed water.
Groundwater levels in Rawalpindi remained relatively stable until around 2000 but have since fallen by more than 200 feet between 2001 and 2026.
The daily water deficit in Rawalpindi city and cantonment areas has climbed to more than 60 million gallons, with authorities supplying less than 70 million gallons against a daily demand of approximately 130 million gallons.
