Rawalpindi is currently facing a severe water shortage due to tube-well motors failing to work properly amid rising temperatures across the city.
As a result, the city’s water supply has also suffered widespread disruption.
According to Rawalpindi residents, tube wells that were installed by the government in the 90s have begun drying up due to a major drop in water levels to almost 800 feet.
The ongoing water crisis in the city has been made worse by unscheduled load shedding.
Residents are left with no choice but to rely on cheap government tanker services, which as they have observed, are also not delivered on time.
In view of the situation, private water tankers have increased their prices due to rising demand, now ranging from Rs1500 to Rs3300 depending on tanker size.
Officials have further noted that the shortage in Rawalpindi has suffered more due to the closure of water filtration plants that do not become operational on time.
Citizens now wait for the Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority to restore the flow of clean filtered water.
Those residing in older areas of the city including neighborhoods such as Sadiqabad, Dhoke Hassu, Pirwadhai, Ratta Amral, Tench Bhatta, Chaklala are now searching for clean water in distant localities.
Rawalpindi launches cleanliness campaign ahead of Eid ul Azha
Earlier the Rawalpindi Waste Management Company (RWMC), following the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, initiated a cleanliness and awareness campaign across the city in preparation for Eid ul Azha 2026.
As part of this initiative, awareness camps are now being set up across the city to inform residents about the appropriate disposal of sacrificial animal waste during the Eid festivities.
Read more: Rawalpindi launches Eid ul Azha cleanliness campaign
