Water Corporation released data on water shortages and power outages during November in Karachi, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.
A spokesman said that the city faced a water shortage of 884 million gallons due to power outages in November 2025, and 132 hours and 20 minutes of power outage in Dhabeji resulted in a water shortage of 424 million gallons in Karachi.
A 146-hour power outage in Damloti resulted in a water shortage of 111 million gallons. North East Karachi Pumping Station records 335 million gallons of water shortage in November 2025.
The spokesman further said that the Hub and Pipri pumping stations record 6 million gallons of water shortage. Gharo pumping station suffers a 2-million-gallon water shortage.
Continuous power outages in November caused operations at central pumping stations to be halted for several hours.
Officials said that steps should be taken to ensure a constant, stable, and uninterrupted power supply to central pumping stations.
They said that serious notice should be taken of the damage caused to pumping machinery due to frequent cable faults.
Steps should be taken for alternative feeders, standby cables and technical upgradation in central pumping stations.
Water Corporation is in close contact with K-Electric to ensure an uninterrupted water supply to citizens.
Water supply has returned to normal across the city after K-Electric restored power. All possible steps are being taken to further improve the water supply system.
Reporter: Shoaib Mukhtar