Dr Alvi agreed that attention was urgently required to plug the leakages established to be a major cause of water loss and also it's siphoning over the years.
It is pertinent to mention that Karachi with a current population of 22 million is registered to have the highest growth rate, exceeding 3% per year, with its depleting affect on the civic amenities in general.
The president was of the opinion that a pragmatic approach could help address the associated challenges. Federal government, he said was fully conscious of the ground realities and keen to solve them in coordination with all the stakeholders concerned.