Karachi's water lifeline under threat as silt chokes canals - The Financial Daily

Karachi's water lifeline under threat as silt chokes canals - The Financial Daily

The city’s main bulk water supply artery – the KB Feeder Canal, which brings freshwater from Keenjhar Lake to Karachi – is teetering on the brink of collapse. For over three decades, no large-scale cleaning or desilting operation has been carried out. As a result, experts warn that the canal is now operating at nearly 40 per cent below its designed capacity, leaving the metropolis increasingly vulnerable to unprecedented shortages. The recent ca…