New Hub Canal to ease water woes in Keamari, West districts from Aug 14

Karachi's Keamari and West districts are expected to receive much-needed water relief from August 14, through the new Hub Canal as the Karachi Water Supply Corporation (KWSC) is set to operationalise the Hub River’s new canal on Independence Day. 

The project was being made by the provincial government to ensure water supply in all districts of the city. The canal would add 100 million gallons of water per day (MGD). However, the existing canal was being rehabilitated, which is likely to provide 50 MGD water regularly. 

Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab wrote on X, “KWSC is all set to operationalise the new 100 MGD Hub Canal on 14th August.

Happy to inform that KWSC is all set to operationalise the new 100 MGD Hub Canal on 14th August. Work is being done at a cost of Rs 12.8 Billion funded by Sindh Govt & will be completed in a record time of 9 months only. The existing canal is also being rehabilitated under this… pic.twitter.com/b2U0Pbgusm

— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) July 23, 2025

The canal that was built "at a cost of Rs12.8 billion” from the Sindh government’s fund will be completed in a record time of 9 months. 

A water board’s spokesperson was optimistic about controlling the water crisis in Karachi, stating the latest canal would bring a significant improvement in the water supply system to Karachi, especially in “District Keamari and District West”.

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The Hub Canal project was approved in 2022, which included the construction of a new canal and the rehabilitation of the old canal to further improve water supply in the districts of Keamari and West.

The project also includes upgrading the Hub Pumping Station, Rising Main, and Hub Filter Plant from 80 MGD to 100 MGD.