Garden pumping station restored after 21 years

Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab officially reopened the rejuvenated Garden Water Pumping Station on Sunday, located at Haroonabad Gutter Baghicha. After a 21-year hiatus, the facility will once again provide water to residents. The station, originally constructed in 2005, had been rendered inoperative due to the absence of an electricity connection.

The rehabilitation project cost Rs30.25 million and involved repairs to the station's structure, electrical panels and rooms, boundary walls, installation of two 125-horsepower motors, and new motor control boards and cables.

Mayor Wahab assured that the station would supply water through 24-inch and 18-inch pipelines to various areas, including Garden, Nishter Road, Ghas Mandi, Ranchore Line, Ramswami, Lyari, Usmanabad, Badshahi Road, and surrounding neighborhoods. An estimated 300,000 residents stand to benefit from the restoration, which will also improve water supplies in Garden, Soldier Bazaar, and Lyari.

According to Wahab, the neglected station, despite being built in 2005, has finally received the attention it deserved. He emphasized that Karachi residents now seek development, peace, and basic services over divisions, prejudice, and fear. The mayor stressed that Karachi belongs to all its residents and will continue to develop. He also criticized protests that disrupt Karachi's roads and commerce, urging political groups to address their grievances without shutting down the city.