Sindh CM inaugurates K-4 drinking water project after 9-year delay

Says project will be completed in three phases with an estimated cost of Rs25.5 billion

KARACHI: After a nine-year delay, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah  finally inaugurated the K-4 drinking water project at the CM House on Wednesday.

The project, shared equally by both provincial and federal governments, is being built with a total estimated cost of Rs25.5 billion. Its scheduled date of completion is three years, after which Karachi will get 260 million gallons of water every day from River Indus.

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Addressing a gathering at the ground breaking ceremony, Shah said the project would be completed in three phases and initially, the Sindh government would use Rs13 billion on the project.

“The federal government has asked us to initiate the work, and will release its due share later,” he said, refuting media reports that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had released Rs2 billion for the scheme.

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“We have not even received a single penny from the federal government. The project had been pending for the last few years because of financial constraints,” he said, adding that PPP leadership was enthusiastic in completing the project.