British era water supply system for Multan dysfunctional.

MULTAN -- The old Over Head Reservoir (OHR) and first water supply system with a capacity of 40,000 gallons introduced in British era for the city, is one of the 21 dysfunctional water tanks since long.

Constructed in 1932 with steel plates as per WASA record at water works road near Lohari Gate, around 80-year-old OHR commonly known as water tank was used to supply water for the residents of walled city by 2015 before it was dysfunctional.

The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) sources told reporter on Sunday that the tank was 80 feet high from the ground level which can store 1,800,000 liter water with a complete network of water supply. The OHR was closed in 2015 due to leakage which was cause of dengue growth, the source informed.

The OHR was used to supply water to 5 hydrants before its closure, the sources said, adding that rest of the 20 OHRs have a capacity of 100,000 gallons which have been non-functional for the last decade. The OHRs were built at Gulghast market, TB road, Shah Shams colony, W- D- G- blocks of Shah Rukne Alam colony, Mumtazabad, Qasimpur colony, Timber market, Naqashband colony, Near Multan board office, Langay Khan Bagh, Tukhlaq Town Hassan Parwana colony and MDA Road etc,.

When contacted, Deputy Director Water Supply WASA Abdul Salam confirmed that all 21 OHRs had been dysfunctional since long and water was being supplied directly to citizens. He said the repair of all OHRs had been proposed in Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2019-20, adding that 20 OHRs went dysfunctional ten years ago, due to some reasons while the one at Water Works Road went non-functional in 2015.

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