{"id":63595,"date":"2020-04-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=63595"},"modified":"2020-04-03T14:20:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T09:20:42","slug":"water-consumption-lahore-surges-30-wasa-sets-up-helpline-address-complaints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/water-consumption-lahore-surges-30-wasa-sets-up-helpline-address-complaints.html","title":{"rendered":"Water consumption in Lahore surges by 30%; WASA sets up helpline to address complaints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Water &amp; Sanitation Agency (WASA) has reported on a 30% to 40% increase in water consumption in Lahore due to the novel coronavirus crisis in the city, a news source reported. To this effect, WASA has set up a helpline to assist people in resolving complaints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wasa-lahore-establish-six-wastewater-treatment-plants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"WASA to establish six wastewater treatment plants in Lahore (opens in a new tab)\">WASA to establish six wastewater treatment plants in Lahore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in regards to water consumption in Lahore, WASA Managing Director (MD) Syed Zahid Aziz advised the public to use water carefully and avoid wasting it. WASA Chairman Sheikh Imtiaz Mahmood said that people should wash hands to protect themselves against the novel coronavirus, but not waste water while doing so. The MD stated that people should wash their hands for 20 seconds. He added while scrubbing the hands with soap, keep the tap closed to save water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/water-table-lahore-dropping-alarming-level-qureshi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Water table in Lahore dropping at alarming level: Qureshi (opens in a new tab)\">Water table in Lahore dropping at alarming level: Qureshi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, WASA has asked the citizens of Lahore to\nuse the toll-free number 1334 for online registration of complaints. A WASA\nspokesperson added that the authority has implemented special arrangements to\nensure that residents receive uninterrupted water supply during the novel coronavirus\noutbreak. WASA has also ensured uninterrupted draining of sewerage water, he\nsaid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Water &amp; Sanitation Agency (WASA) has reported on a 30% to 40% increase in water consumption in Lahore due to the novel coronavirus crisis in the city, a news source reported. To this effect, WASA has set up a helpline to assist people in resolving complaints. Read: WASA to establish six wastewater treatment plants in Lahore in regards to water consumption in Lahore, WASA Managing Director (MD) Syed Zahid Aziz advised the public to use water carefully and avoid wasting it. WASA Chairman Sheikh Imtiaz Mahmood said that people should wash hands to protect themselves against the novel coronavirus, but not waste water while doing so. The MD stated that people should wash their hands for 20 seconds. He added while scrubbing the hands with soap, keep the tap closed to save water. Read: Water table in Lahore dropping at alarming level: Qureshi On the other hand, WASA has asked the citizens of Lahore to use the toll-free number 1334 for online registration of complaints. A WASA spokesperson added that the authority has implemented special arrangements to ensure that residents receive uninterrupted water supply during the novel coronavirus outbreak. WASA has also ensured uninterrupted draining of sewerage water,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":60450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[25072],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-63595","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-notices-announcements","8":"tag-details-on-water-consumption-in-lahore-surges-by-30-wasa-sets-up-helpline-to-address-complaints","9":"cat-15017-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Water consumption in Lahore surges by 30%; WASA sets up helpline to address complaints - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Water &amp; Sanitation Agency (WASA) has reported on a 30% to 40% increase in water consumption due to the novel coronavirus crisis in the city\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/water-consumption-lahore-surges-30-wasa-sets-up-helpline-address-complaints.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Water consumption in Lahore surges by 30%; 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