Quetta needs 150 million gallons of water every day but receives only 40 million gallons.
It has forced the city to turn to other sources, including water tankers, to meet their critical needs.
However, only well-off persons are able to access water in a situation where one tanker charges Pkr2,000-4,000.
For the common person, it means taking the day off to travel far and wait patiently in line for water to come out of the ground.
Environmentalists believe that even the ground water will soon become unavailable.
Quetta’s water sources have been downgraded 100 to 1200 feet below the earth.
Experts believe that the water shortage problem will have to be solved on a war footing.
This includes fixing a pipeline from Mangi Dam to the city.
Conservationists recommend the solution lies in storing the rainwater that sometimes flows abundantly and controlling the water table through reverse drilling.
According to the experts, if the water shortage problem is not solved, people will be compelled to migrate.