{
  "id": 2934880,
  "title": "Garden pumping station in Karachi becomes operational after 21 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/garden-pumping-station-in-karachi-becomes-operational-after-21-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:46:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2024863/garden-pumping-station-in-karachi-becomes-operational-after-21-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab inaugurated a rehabilitated Garden Water Pumping Station on Sunday, marking the restoration of the facility after a 21-year period of non-operation. The mayor, who chairs the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC), explained that the pumping station was installed in 2005 but failed to function due to a lack of electricity connection from K-Electric. The Rs30.25 million rehabilitation project included repairs to the civil structure, panel room, staff room, and boundary walls. Two 125-horsepower electric motors were repaired, and two new motor control boards were installed. PVC and low-tension cables were also supplied and installed. The restored pumping station will supply water to various areas, including Nishter Road, Garden, Ghas Mandi, Ghanche Para, Ranchore Line, Ramswami, Mirza Adam Khan Road, Dhobi Ghat, Lyari, and Usmanabad. Around 300,000 residents will benefit from the improved water supply. The mayor emphasized that the restoration demonstrates that neglected infrastructure can be revived, criticizing previous administrations for neglecting the facility for over two decades. He urged protesters to engage with authorities rather than impede city activities. With the restoration, the mayor stressed that Karachi now requires development, peace, and basic services for all its inhabitants, regardless of their ethnic or linguistic backgrounds.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: City Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Sunday inaugurated a rehabilitated Garden Water Pumping Station, restored after remaining non-operational for at least 21 years. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the mayor, who is also the chairman of the board of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC), said the pumping station was installed in 2005, but its machinery could not be…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}