MULTAN:Managing Director, Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Qaisar Raza Friday said that construction of Sludge Carrier and Waste Water Treatment Plant were among priorities for disposal of city’s south and central zones sewerage water in a right way.
He expressed these views during a meeting with Asian Development Bank team regarding Punjab Intermediate Cities Infrastructure Investment Programme here.
MD said that under the mega project, South and Central Zone’s 238 million gallons sewage water received on daily basis will be treated through waste water treatment plant near Sher Shah and a 35 km long sludge carrier and discharged into the river Chenab.
He said that WASA was facing challenges due to old sewerage and water supply system and outdated lines are being replaced rapidly to meet these challenges.
Qaisar Raza said that the crown failure incidents were occuring at various parts of the city due to more than 1000 kilometres old sewerage network.
He said that launching of mega projects was dire need for replacement of sewerage lines to control such incidents.
He informed that WASA was providing drainage facility to about 70 percent of the population of Multan city and water supply to 60 percent of the population.
He stressed on ADB expert representative for investing in sewerage and water supply sectors of city and finalization of projects.
On this occasion,Deputy Director Planning & Design WASA Muhammad Nadeem, Asian Development Bank Water & Sanitation Expert Shaukat Shafi, Dr Kiran Farhan, Project Officer Umar Ali Shah Senior Urban Development Specialist Maria Pia and others were also present.