Bara river water supply scheme to be revived

Governor Farman forms committee to conduct preliminary study, feasibility plan of project

PESHAWAR:

To meet the drinking water requirements of the provincial capital, the government has decided to revive Peshawar’s oldest scheme for supplying drinking water from the Bara River.

This was directed by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Shah Farman on Wednesday as he chaired a meeting regarding the rehabilitation of the drinking water scheme from Bara River to the provincial capital.

The meeting discussed the salient features and importance of the scheme. Governor Farman decided to form a four-member committee to prepare the concept note on the project.

The committee will also prepare a preliminary study, feasibility plan of the defunct drinking water scheme in consultation with the relevant line department and also overview the financial implications of the scheme.

Governor Farman had taken notice of the defunct Bara drinking water scheme in the wake of rising water shortages in and around the city amid a plummeting water table.

The governor also noticed that Bara water scheme was very useful and cost-effective as it will not require any tube-well or other machinery to pull or supply water to the city due to the river’s higher altitude. It will thus also help make massive savings in energy costs.

Principal Secretary to Governor Muhammad Idrees and other relevant officials attended the meeting.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 12^th, 2020.