KWSB Mobile App

Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KW&SB) Monday announced that people can easily book water tankers through the upgraded smart phone application of the KWSB from 9 am to 5 pm between Monday to Saturday.

Managing Director KW&SB Engineer Asadullah Khan said this during a visit to the office of the smart phone application here, said a spokesperson of the Water Board.

He said that the KWSB has recently upgraded its smart phone application to simplify water tanker booking.

How to download KWSB water tanker app?

People may visit the Karachi Water Board’s website www.kwsb.gos.pk to download the upgraded online mobile app, which is upgraded to facilitate the masses, he added.

Phone Number to book KWSB Water Tanker?

Apart from the upgraded mobile application, citizens can also book water tankers on the mobile number 03041112482.

About Karachi Water & Sewerage Board

The Karachi Water & Sewerage Board is a service based consumer oriented organization responsible for production, transmission and distribution of potable water to the citizen of Karachi, managing sewerage system within the city to ensure hygienic environment, development of scheme to cover short falls in services and collection of revenues for sustained economic viability.

The supply and distribution of water to Karachi has been under taken by a variety of agencies in the past. The Karachi Joint Water Board constituted in 1953, was the first entity to be assigned the task of executing the first major expansion of Karachi’s water supply system from the Indus river source. Project execution was later on entrusted to the Karachi Development (KDA) on its establishment in 1957. Distribution and retailing of treated water remained the responsibility of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), some 22 other independent agencies, and bulk users.

Over the years, the division of responsibility for production and distribution proved increasingly difficult to integrate and manage. It was subsequently decided to form a new authority to operate the entire water supply system. Accordingly in 1981, the Karachi Water Management Board (KWMB) was created to redress the situation. KWMB was assigned responsibility for water distribution throughout the metropolitan area and was given enhanced powers of cost recovery.

The operations of KWMB were never a viable proposition as it did not have a revenue base of its own and relied on KMC for collection of the water rate. During its existence some improvements were nevertheless made, particularly a change of tariff structure and doubling of tariffs. All this while, responsibility for maintenance of sewerage remained with the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation.

Appreciating the need for creation of a unified institution to handle water supply and sewerage services as well as to draw assistance from international lending agencies, the Government enacted the Sindh Local Government (amendment) Ordinance of February 1983 leading to creation, within KMC of the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board.

In the year 1996, a new Act called the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board Act 1996 was enforced. Under this Act, the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board has been separated from KMC and the annual budget shall be approved by the Government.

The legal frame work, specification of function as well as attendant financial guidelines, delegation of powers are provided in the Karachi Water & Sewerage Board Act 1996.