MULTAN:Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved a Rs 1.5912 billion plan to acquire modern machinery and equipment for Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Multan to upgrade cleanliness and sewerage monitoring and maintenance system of the city of saints, officials said.
The machinery was being provided by Japan under grant in aid mechanism and an MoU had already been signed between JAICA Japan and Wasa Multan. The 53rd PDWP meeting, chaired by Chairman Planning and Development, witnessed Managing Director Wasa Shahzad Munir and deputy director Wasa Multan P&D Muhammad Nadeem in attendance, says an official release.
A delegation of Japanese engineers had already visited the city of saints to assess sewerage related problems and training of officials to operate the modern equipment and machinery including succor, flusher, crane, cleaning machine, dumping trucks, de-watering pumps, pick up trucks, lifters and others. The equipment also included modern cameras that would be helpful in viewing blockade inside any sewerage line for its removal and monitoring overall sewerage lines situation. These cameras will help officials act proactively to avoid Crown Failures before they happen and forewarn officials about dilapidated condition of any line needing replacement. MD Wasa Shahzad Munir said that the cleanliness and sewerage monitoring system upgradation was a milestone achievement for Multan.