Water shortage intensifies in Pindi People have to stand in long queues in sweltering heat to get water Residents of Dhok Manshi filling their water canes at a tube-well in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: AGHA MAHROZ/EXPRESS RAWALPINDI: The water shortage has intensified in the garrison city as the groundwater level went down around 700 feet on Friday while the water in Rawal Dam and Khanpur Dam has touched the dead level. “Water supply in Khayaban-e-Sir Syed is available only three days a week while on the remaining four days citizens have no choice but form a queue to fetch water from outside. The serious shortage of water has made our lives miserable especially in this hot weather,” said Saeed Shams, a resident of the locality.