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Power outages have made potable water an unreliable commodity in Lahore, Pakistan. It may seem far from a North American reality, but huge amounts of a municipality's energy outlay go to water and sanitation - what would happen if that energy were more scarce?
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"Non-availability of potable water owing to unscheduled power outages has paralysed daily routine of life in the provincial metropolis, The Post learnt Saturday."
"Although the WASA authorities have been instructed to supply water through tanks to facilitate the residents, but the concerned officials have failed to implement the decision."
"A spokesman of Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) put the blame on power outages saying that frequent tripping had also damaged a number of tube-wells, causing monetary loss to Wasa. He said the department registered its protest to Lesco, but in vain."
"Ghulam Rasool, a tube well operator, said that water supply system frequently collapsed owing to interruption in the power supply, adding that the department was doing its best to overcome the crisis."
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