KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab and Mirza Ikhtiar Baig MNA laid the foundation stone of a project to supply 10 million gallons of water per day to the Defence Housing Authority (DHA).
Under the project, a new 800mm-diameter water pipeline will be laid, through which an additional 10 million gallons of water will be supplied to DHA daily. The project will cost Rs15 billion and completed by the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) with the support of the Sindh government. An 18-month completion period has been set for the project.
MNA Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Brigadier Imran, Brigadier Adnan, Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister Najmi Alam, Karachi Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad, Managing Director Water Corporation and other concerned officials attended the ceremony.
On the occasion, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah said the water supply project for DHA had been launched in line with the vision of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for development, public welfare and provision of basic facilities to citizens.
He said water requirements in Karachi were continuously increasing and major projects were being undertaken to improve and strengthen the water supply system.
He said the project would be completed within the stipulated period and the Sindh government would provide all necessary support for its timely completion. He said various projects were under way to improve civic facilities in Karachi, with work continuing on more than 150 roads as well as other projects.
He said measures were also being taken to improve infrastructure in different parts of the city. He added that projects for the construction of underpasses and flyovers in DHA would also be initiated soon, which would help provide better travelling facilities to citizens and reduce traffic problems.
The provincial minister further said that the project for supplying 10 million gallons of water per day to Lyari was also nearing completion and would be inaugurated soon.
However, Karachi Mayor Murtaza said that the allocation of special funds for the Rs15 billion project was an important development and would help further improve the water supply system in DHA.
He said various development projects were simultaneously under way in Karachi to provide basic facilities to citizens and improve the megacity’s infrastructure.
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