Pipeline burst affects water supply to Karachi

Water supply to Karachi went hampered here on Sunday when a main supply pipeline from Gharo pumping station burst due to backpressure of water after a sudden electricity outage. As per details, 72-inch diameter main pipeline burst when electricity supply suddenly went off and a huge back thrust of water tore the ageing pipeline. Millions of gallons of water went spilled due to pipeline burst.
The KWSB technical staff rushed to the site of incident and initiated repair work. They said the repair work could take 24 to 48 hours.