Agreement signed to lay Rs14bn water line in Karachi from Dumlottee to DHA
KARACHI: The residents of Defence Housing Authority and Clifton may heave a sigh of relief as the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation and the Frontier Works Organisation on Saturday signed an agreement to complete the laying of a dedicated pipeline from Dumlottee within 12 months to ease the chronic water problem in the salubrious vicinities of the city. The agreement was signed in a ceremony…
Residents of Karachi's Defence Housing Authority and Clifton districts will soon breathe easier as KWSC and FWO signed an agreement to lay a dedicated water pipeline from Dumlottee to their neighborhoods within the next 12 months. Mayor Murtaza Wahab attended the signing ceremony, alongside officials from both organizations, expressing hope that the new pipeline would ease their chronic water shortage.
Upon completion, the pipeline will provide an additional 10 million gallons of water per day, bringing total supply to around 1,200 MGD - significantly closer to the city's current demand. KWSC currently supplies only 550-650 MGD, leaving residents heavily reliant on private tankers. Officials emphasized that this step represents immediate relief, with the pipeline construction expected to be completed within the next year.
The joint initiative between the provincial government and KWSC aims to make Karachi's water supply system more efficient and sustainable.
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