The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has issued a new water supply schedule to facilitate people in Punjab’s Faisalabad during the holy month of Ramazan.

Water would be available during Sehri hours from 3am to 6am and during Iftar hours from 4:30pm to 7:30pm, a WASA spokesperson said.

Last month, WASA in Rawalpindi declared a drought emergency in the city because of the drought conditions. Managing Director Muhammad Saleem Ashraf had warned that the water crisis would worsen if it did not rain in February and March.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, rain, wind and thunderstorm is expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Mianwali, Khushab, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Jhang, TT Singh on March 2 and 3.

“Light rain-wind/thunderstorm is also expected in Bhakkar, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Layyah, Rajanpur, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal, Khanewal, Pakpattan, Okara, Larkana and Sukkur on March 2 and March 3.”