Rawalpindi gets water infrastructure boost

The Punjab government has sanctioned the creation of new Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) offices in an additional three districts of the Rawalpindi Division — Attock, Chakwal and Talagang — in order to ensure reliable household water supply, upgrade sewerage infrastructure, and improve system maintenance.

A broader decision has also been taken to establish WASA offices in 22 districts overall, raising the total number of agencies across the province to 39.

Managing Directors, engineers, and other officers for the newly constituted agencies are scheduled to be appointed during the first ten days of December.

The districts where new WASA offices will be established include Rajanpur, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Taunsa Sharif, Kot Addu, Bahawalnagar, Wazirabad, Talagang, Lodhran, Vehari, Khanewal, Pakpattan, Kasur, Khushab, Bhakkar, Mianwali, Mandi Bahauddin, Narowal, Chakwal, Attock, Chiniot, and Toba Tek Singh.

In the second phase, Parks and PHAs will also be set up in these major cities.