Wahab urges World Bank to invest in RO plants

Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab Wednesday said the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was ready to work with the World Bank on the city's development projects.

The World Bank's investment and other matters will be approved legal protection by the City Council. To solve the problem of lack of clean water, installation of RO plants is needed in Karachi, by installing a RO plant in every ward of the city, water shortage can be controlled to a large extent.

He said this during a meeting with a three-member delegation of the World Bank in his office. KMC Council Parliamentary Leader Najmi Alam was also present on the occasion.

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Head of the delegation Practice Manager World Bank Urban and Land for South Asia Abedalrazq Khalil received information regarding the development projects of Karachi on this occasion and expressed interest in investment by the World Bank in these projects.

Mayor Wahab said that the municipal administration in Karachi is facing major challenges related to water and sewage, RO plant is the best way to solve the problems of water shortage, installing RO plant will provide clean water to the citizens and supply water.

Residents of the slums of Karachi will get clean drinking water with the installation of the RO plant.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 2^nd, 2023.