LAHORE:
The Water and Sanitation Company (WASA) has requested Rs15.87 billion from the Punjab authorities to buy sewage equipment and construct underground tanks to guard residents from rainwater accumulation within the streets throughout the monsoon season.
In keeping with officers, the civic organisation is getting ready an inventory of growth schemes price Rs12 billion after receiving a nod from the federal government on this regard. Nevertheless, WASA gives providers in solely 15 per cent of the full space of Lahore.
Underground sewerage and water provide traces have accomplished their life however haven’t been changed due to unavailability of funds.
The officers stated WASA Managing Director Ghafran Ahmad had submitted an in depth report back to the Punjab authorities concerning the procurement of sewage and water provide equipment together with constructing an underground water tank within the metropolis at a price of Rs15.87 billion.
The report mentions 25 tasks for the alternative of sewage traces to deal with recurring complaints of issues confronted by residents of varied areas.
The plan will cowl the areas of Kot Khawaja Saeed, Circle Street, Shah Almi Chowk, Knowledge Nagar, Badami Bagh, Lajpat Street, Farrukhabad, Ghore Shah, Shahdara, Chowk Baba Azam, Liaquat Chowk, Nadeem Shaheed Street, Samanabad, Haji Park, Rajgarh, Aiwan-e-Quaid, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Nila Gumbad to Civil Line School, Peco Street, Akbar Shaheed Street, Important Boulevard Faisal City, Mannequin City Hyperlink, Satokatla, Bostan Colony and Khayaban Firdosi.
The price of the tasks has been estimated at Rs9.76 billion.
As well as, the allocation of Rs4.39 billion has been requested for buying equipment for cleansing the wastewater pump drains within the monsoon and dewatering units.
One other Rs1.47 billion has been searched for the mission of establishing the underground tank for the rapid drainage of water from the roads throughout monsoon rains to guard the residents from loses.
Underground water tanks have already been constructed at Lawrence Street and Sheranwala however 5 extra tanks deliberate on the Sabzi Mandi, Badami Bagh, Gaddafi Stadium and Kot Lakhpat Railway Station couldn’t be constructed because of lack of funds.
The WASA MD informed The Categorical Tribune {that a} abstract has been despatched to the chief minister concerning the acquisition of kit and alternative of sewage traces, buying dewatering units and cleansing the drains within the areas served by the company.
He stated lists of tasks costing Rs12 billion space being ready on the federal government’s directives in order that work on the event schemes could be began as quickly as the funds can be found.
Printed in The Categorical Tribune, April 24th, 2024.
