Absence of drainage leads to water accumulation at protest site.

Byline: Kashif Abbasi

ISLAMABAD -- The water directorate of the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has been supplying uninterrupted water to the participants of Azadi March.

The supply is being made from three tubewells and four tankers.

However, a significant quantity of water is being wasted at the site.

An official of the water directorate said water from the tubewells was supposed to be supplied to G-10 water tank for further supply to the residents.

The official said because of the Azadi March, the supply of water from these tubewells had been prioritised for the marchers. In addition, four tankers are also deployed there to provide water to the protesters through taps installed on the rear of the tankers.

MCI supplying uninterrupted water to marchers, official says

During a visit to the site by Dawn, it was noticed that a significant quantity of water was being wasted which flowed on a service road.

'Since there is no drainage system, water flows on the road. But there is no serious wastage. In big gatherings such things happen,' said Ilyas Khan, a protester.

Water stands at the H-9 protest venue and the road adjacent to it. - Photos by Tanveer Shahzad and Kashif Abbasi

Another protester, Mohammad Ismail, said if the MCI was providing water to the protesters it was doing nothing special rather it was the responsibility of the department concerned.

'We are Pakistanis and it is our right to have sufficient water for drinking...