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By: Shoaib shirzai
AT Kabul: A city whose population has increased to nearly 6 million in recent years cannot provide enough water for all its residents.
While other parts of Afghanistan are facing water shortages due to drought, the residents of Kabul are particularly worried about a severe decline in water availability.
In some areas of Kabul, deep wells built by foreign aid organizations are the only water sources, and people have to wait in line for hours to get their turn. Getting the water they need involves many difficulties and hardships.
An environmental analyst writes that various factors have contributed to the decrease in Kabul’s water reserves. And said that the city was originally planned for a population of 700,000, but now over six million people live there. Meanwhile, Afghanistan is facing a drought, and rainfall levels are low.
He adds that the water shortage in Kabul is the result of years of neglect by both the government and the residents.
Another analyst states that digging deep wells – especially by high-rise building owners – along with the seizure of land allocated for green spaces and constructing buildings on them, using drinking water for irrigation, pools, carpets, and car washes, have depleted surface water and forced people to rely on underground water.
In conclusion, there must be public awareness programs on water usage for the people and citizens of Afghanistan to save future generations from a water crisis.
