Rana Waheed Ahmed, Bureau Chief Dawn TV + Dawn TV
Sahiwal: The Tanki Chowk Filtration Plant 32/35 -14 L has been closed since last many years. The people of the area are deprived of clean water due to the failure of the filtration plant. In the sweltering heat, as medical experts warn of a gastro epidemic, residents of 32/35-14L are facing a shortage of clean water.
Due to the closure of the water filtration plant, the machinery installed there has started getting rusty. The administration says that funds are not available for the repair and cleaning of the filter plant, and the water filtration plant, which is suffering from administrative neglect, has piled up garbage around it due to the absence of official barriers.
Local people say that the water filter plant has been closed for many years and they are forced to meet their needs by buying clean water, while due to the closure of the water filtration plant, they bring water from far away. Citizens demanded to activate the filtration plant as soon as possible.