Centre releases Rs 250 million for establishing CETP

Federal Government released Rs250 million for establishment of Combined Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) for industrial areas of Karachi. The released funds of Rs250 million since the first week of December in financial year 2019-20 is the fifty percent of the amount, which federal government allocated in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP).

Federal and Sindh Governments will jointly share the cost of the project by sharing thirty three percent and sixty seven percent cost respectively.

The project's total cost stands at Rs11.7 billion and has been planned to be completed by June 2021. The share of federal government is Rs3.893 billion and rest would be contributed by provincial government of Sindh.

Under this project, around 94 million gallons of waste water would be treated before its release to the sea on daily basis.

Apart from K-IV mega water supply project to Karachi, federal and provincial governments have joined hands for CETP, for which Supreme Court also ordered to launch this project.

In financial year 2019-20, Sindh Government allocated Rs2 billion as part of its share in the total cost of the project.

The establishment CETP is a key demand of industrial community of the city, which it made several times.