Murad vows to resolve city’s water and sanitation issues

The CM has directed the water board to hire a consultant to get technical guidance for the construction of a canal

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that he is committed to resolving the city's water and sanitation issues. He was speaking at a meeting of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board at the CM House.

In order to provide additional water to Karachi, the CM is working with the water board, P&D department and other experts to realise the proposal for the construction of a canal from Gujjo to Pipri so that an additional 200 millions gallons of water per day can be supplied to Karachi within the next two years.

The chief minister directed the water board to hire a consultant to get technical guidance for the construction of the canal. The CM also directed the KWSB officials to improve the distribution system in the city, particularly in areas where the supply of water was suspended. Currently, Karachi is receiving only 406MGD of its allocated volume of 650MGD, therefore the existing infrastructure would have to be expanded so that it can sustain the additional 200MGD of water. 

Published in The Express Tribune, September 7^th, 2019.