Editing Karachi (section)

===Water===

Municipal water supplies are managed by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB), which supplies 640&nbsp;million gallons daily (MGD) to the city (excluding the city's steel mills and [[Port Qasim]]), of which 440 MGD are filtered/treated.<ref name="shehri.org-2018" /> Most of the supply comes from the [[Indus River]], and 90 MGD from the [[Hub Dam]].<ref name="shehri.org-2018" /> Karachi's water supply is transported to the city through a complex network of canals, conduits, and siphons, with the aid of pumping and filtration stations.<ref name="shehri.org-2018" /> 80% of Karachi households have access to piped water {{as of|2022|lc=y}},<ref name="SPDC"/> with private water tankers supplying much of the water required in informal settlements.<ref name="Pakistan Development Update-2016"/> 15% of residents in a 2022 survey rated their water supply as "bad" or "very bad", while 40% expressed concern at the stability of water supply.<ref name="SPDC"/> By 2022, an estimated 35,000 people were dying due to water-borne diseases annually.{{sfn|Yamini Narayanan|2015|p=165}}

The '''[[K-IV water project]]''' is under development at a cost of $876&nbsp;million. It would connect [[Keenjhar Lake]] to Karachi hence eradicating water scarcity in eastern and northern parts of the city. It is expected to supply 650&nbsp;million gallons daily of potable water to the city, the first phase 260&nbsp;million gallons upon completion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan to award Karachi water supply project to Frontier Works Organisation |url=http://www.water-technology.net/news/newspakistan-to-award-karachi-water-supply-project-to-frontier-works-organisation-4810766/ |access-date=29 November 2017 |agency=Water Technology |date=15 February 2016 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041215/http://www.water-technology.net/news/newspakistan-to-award-karachi-water-supply-project-to-frontier-works-organisation-4810766/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ist phase of K-IV project to be completed in June: Gov |url=http://nation.com.pk/22-Nov-2017/ist-phase-of-k-iv-project-to-be-completed-in-june-gov |access-date=29 November 2017 |work=The Nation |date=22 November 2017 |archive-date=28 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128205355/http://nation.com.pk/22-Nov-2017/ist-phase-of-k-iv-project-to-be-completed-in-june-gov |url-status=live }}</ref>

Desalination plants are also planned to be built on Arabian Sea coast on western side of Karachi in near future. These would resolve water scarcity issues in western parts of the city including SITE Area, Shershah and Orangi Town.