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…
The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) and the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) have signed a deal to construct a new pipeline in Karachi, aimed at addressing the city's chronic water shortage. The agreement was inked during a ceremony attended by Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab and senior officials from both KWSC and FWO.
The project, which is expected to be completed within 12 months, will see a dedicated pipeline laid from Dumlottee to Defence and Clifton, with an additional capacity of 10 million gallons per day (MGD). Currently, KWSC can only supply 550 to 650 MGD, leaving a significant gap of around 1,200 MGD. This additional supply is a step towards overcoming the city's water shortage, which is largely met through private tankers.
The project is a joint initiative of the provincial government and KWSC, with the provincial administration working to make the city's water supply system more efficient and sustainable.
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