Demand in million gallons of water a day=115
Supply in million gallons of water a day=62
Water tankers=51
Out of service tanks=15
Requests for tankers per day=500
Expected pull of water per minute in gallons by tanker= 400-500
Actual pull of water per minutes in gallons by tanker=40-50
Looking at these numbers you could tell that water shortage was a big problem for the people of Pakistan. We are not familiar with water tankers, but it is pretty much a delivery service of water. With requests as high as 500 a day, it was obviously impossibly to fill the demand. Imagine having to rely on a delivery service to acquire water. Even though the tankers are used mostly for agricultural crops, it is still outrageous.
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This is outrageous! I remember back in high school my parents telling me that there was a water shortage in California one summer. However, we were still taking showers and washing our cars, not calling in for a water delivery!
ReplyDeleteIt is scary to think that you might not be able to have a drink of water when you wanted living in such conditions. It also makes you think about droughts here in the US and the differences in living conditions between here and Pakistan... we shouldn't wash our cars, water our lawns, or take long showers but its never been anything quite like it is there everyday.
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