Islamabad gets 18 more filtration plants
80 Water Filtration Plants have been installed in five tehsils of south Punjab. PHOTO: AFP
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is taking consolidated steps for the provision of clean drinking water in the city.
In this context, 18 more filtration plants have been added to the system to provide clean drinking water to the citizens.
These 18 filtration plants have been established in I series, G series and F series.
Earlier, 85 filtration plants were being used in the city to supply clean drinking water, after the construction of new filtration plants, now a total of 103 filtration plants are fully functional in the city, said a press release issued here. It said that tests of water supplied from all drinking filtration plants are done regularly through CDA and PCRWR laboratories so that clean drinking water can be provided to the citizens as per hygiene norms.
Moreover, all filtration plants are open 24 hours so that citizens can get clean drinking water at their convenience.
Further, maintenance of filtration plants and monitoring of water quality is being done with the help of NGOs so that timely maintenance of filtration plants can be done regularly, the press release said.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 26th, 2022.