FAISALABAD:The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) with the support of the German Bank (KFW)
approved a project for the rehabilitation and upgrading of the water supply infrastructure of WASA Faisalabad, with an estimated cost of Rs 14 billion.
Managing Director, Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Saqib Raza said here Tuesday that under the project, the Gulfishan Water Treatment Plant will be rehabilitated and upgraded to a capacity of 5 million gallons per day. Additionally, the tube wells located in the ‘In-line’ well-field area of Chiniot will be rehabilitated and upgraded with the installation of gas-based chlorination systems.
He further said that a new ground storage tank and a pump room will be constructed at the site of the old terminal reservoir, and 10 new tube wells will be installed.
The MD said that the project includes the establishment of new distribution zones, which will involve the construction of new tube wells, overhead reservoirs, and ground storage tanks.
Furthermore, underground and overhead water tanks along with allied infrastructure will be constructed at locations including the Gulfishan Colony (OHR), Bismillah Chowk, and the Samanabad OHR. Additionally, a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system will be implemented across the old and new terminal reservoirs, the ‘In-line’ and JBC pumping stations, as well as the various overhead and ground storage tanks.
He said that the project would be completed over a four-year period, after which the supply of drinking water to citizens will further increase, and the drinking water infrastructure within the city and its adjacent areas will be expanded and improved.