Sir: The problem of water shortage has always persisted in Karachi but, nowadays, this issue has become highly recurrent and, hence, has become a matter of great concern in our locality, Nagan Chowrangi. Through this letter, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities towards the scarcity of water in our locality. There is no fixed time and quantity for the supply of water. At times, water is not supplied at all; at times, we do not have water for as much as four days in a row while at other times the scarcity of water is for a very short time. This leaves us with no set schedule whatsoever. The authorities have not yet taken any concrete steps to solve our water problem and this sad situation is worsened further by the fact that, at times, electricity is also an issue. At times water is available but the power is not and vice versa. For how long do we have to undergo such misery? These authorities, to whom we pay millions of rupees in terms of taxes and so on, need to be accountable and work towards our betterment. MUHAMMAD AHMED Karachi