A Rs14 billion water supply project aimed at providing 10 million gallons of water per day to residents of DHA and Clifton was formally launched on Tuesday.
The Dumlottee-DHA water supply scheme is expected to reduce the dependence of residents in the city’s upscale areas on water tankers.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held in DHA Phase VI and was attended by Sindh Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah, Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, representatives of DHA, Cantonment Board Clifton and other officials.
The project is scheduled to be completed within 18 months. However, Mayor Wahab said the water supply could start as early as September next year.
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The Frontier Works Organization has been assigned the responsibility of executing the project.
As part of the scheme, water from Dumlottee will undergo filtration before being transported through an 800mm HDPE transmission main to a reservoir in DHA. The system will have the capacity to supply 10 million gallons of water daily.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister Nasir Shah said the provincial government had set aside Rs14 billion for the long-awaited scheme. He said the project was part of the government’s development plans and expressed hope that the FWO would complete the work ahead of schedule.
Mayor Wahab said the project would provide relief to millions of DHA residents. He noted that similar commitments had been made in the past but had failed to become a reality.
Project Director Colonel retired Arshad said the scheme would feature an integrated filtration and pumping system along with a centralised SCADA system. The system would allow authorities to monitor the network and help control water theft and leakage.
He said the new piped water network was intended to reduce DHA’s dependence on tankers while improving the reliability and quality of water supplied to residents.