Our Correspondent
Quetta
Balochistan government has allocated a sum of Rs 13.5 billion for executing 513 new clean drinking water projects for providing hygienic water to the people of the province. The projects would be completed during the current financial year, an official of Balochistan government told on Tuesday.
“With the completion of these projects which includes water supply project to Quetta from dam, establishment of water treatment plant and some clean drinking water supply projects. With the completion of these projects, the water issue would be resolved in the province,” he added.
The Balochisatn government was working to install Canal Water Treatment Plants (CWTP) at various cities of the province to ensure provision of quality drinking water.
He said the government would install canal water treatment plants at eight water supply schemes of District Sibi, Jafferabad, Naseerabad, Usta Muhammad and Sohbat Pur to purify the canal water. The work was in process to supply water to Zhob city from Sabkazai Dam and the work on Mangi Dam project to supply clean drinking water to Quetta city was in full swing, he added.
He said that the feasibility study of Burj Aziz Khan and Babar Kutch Dams was underway which will provide clean drinking water to Quetta city and surrounding areas.
The official said that Gwadar, Pasni and surrounding areas are being supplied with clean drinking water through Shadi Kor, Akra Kor dams through pipelines which were earlier at the mercy of the tanker mafia.
