City water supply to get Rs66m boost

LAHORE - In an attempt to mitigate water shortage in the City due to loadshedding WASA have formulated two-pronged strategy under which 69 outlived tubewells will be replaced with an amount of Rs 66 million and 140 generators will be installed on different sites to ensure an uninterrupted supply of water.

The strategy was chalked out on the directives of CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif at an emergent meeting held the other day with WASA MD Javed Iqbal, Director (operation) Imtiaz Abid, Director (Engineering) Hijaz Qureshi, Xens of 22 subdivisions and other officials in attendance.

According to WASA sources, the Punjab government has released 44 million out of total Rs 66 million for the replacement of tubewells, which were out of order after completing their physical life since a long time. WASA has awarded contract for replacement of tube wells to Frontier Works Organization (FWO) which have already been awarded all road development projects in the City.

Sources said that FWO had started its work in Shadman and Rehman Pura, while installation of 25 more tubewells will be finished by the next week.