Vohra concerned on precarious water supply position in Sindh Industrial Trading Estate

Karachi, October 19, 2012 (PPI-OT): Dr. Arshad A. Vohra, Chairman, S.I.T.E. Association of Industry has expressed much concern on precarious water supply position in SITE area because of less supply of water from KWSB to SITE Ltd. which has two direct connection and was supposed to receive 8 MGD water on daily basis, is not getting this much water.

Supply has been curtailed and that is also with low pressure as a result of which the industries are getting meagre supply of water through tankers. Now the position has become worst for the last 3 days because of closure of water hydrants and strike of water tankers the factories are on the verge of closure. Due to shortage of water all industries including export oriented industries are not getting water and are suffering huge losses and facing non-fulfilment of export orders due to which their reputation is on stake.

In this age of international competition, the cost of production, which is already higher than our regional competitors, increases many fold if the industries buy water from the tanker mafia which is also not available for the last 3 days.

Dr. Vohra has already informed Managing Director of Sindh Industrial Trading Estates Ltd. and Managing Director, KWSB on this topic. He further said that SITE Ltd. is receiving inadequate water since last eight months. The water trickles in the lines at factories at very low pressure, due to which the industrialists of SITE Karachi are agitating and demanding the requisite quantity of water so that industrial production may not suffer.

The Chairman S.I.T.E. Association of Industry further said that weekly closure of gas supply and low gas pressure to the industries of SITE Area has already perturbed the industrialists despite holding of meetings with MD SSGC to improve the situation and request made to the Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources to give time for discussion of our problem no positive development has so far been made in this regard.

Dr. Arshad A. Vohra urged Governor of Sindh Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan and Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Chief Minister Sindh to intervene and save the industries from closure.

For more information, contact:
Muhammad Naseem Khan
Secretary General
S.I.T.E. Association of Industry
H-16 SITE
Karachi
Pakistan
Tel: 92 21 2562883-2560705
Fax: 92 21 2560704
E-mail: site@site-association.org
Website: www.site-association.org