Polluted Peshawar

Ali Asghar,Letter Published in THE NEWS

The people of Peshawar city are suffering the horror of polluted water. There is a shortage of water in the city, and what is available is terribly polluted. The Peshawar Municipal Corporation seems unable to solve this problem. According to a survey there are 200 tube wells in Peshawar but most of them are out of work. Most of the water pipelines are passing through sewerage lines and gutters, no doubt leading to serious disease. There are some areas in Peshawar where different types of worms are founded in the water. Despite all this, people are compelled to drink this polluted water. I request the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to solve this problem of Peshawar city as soon as possible.