Staff Reporter
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided to start 65 MGD additional Water Supply scheme by reviving lower K.B feeder channel through Haleji Lake at a cost of Rs6 billion.
The rehabilitation of Haleji Lake and construction of RCC Lined canal and conduit from Haleji Lake to Gharo pimping station would be undertaken.
He took this decision while presiding over a meeting to review the progress of schemes worked out to provide additional water to Karachi here on Saturday at CM House. The meeting was attended by Minister Local Government Nasir Shah, Chairman P&D M. Waseem, Advisor to CM Muratza Wahab, PSCM Sajid Jamal Abro, Secretary Local Government Roshan Shaikh, MD Water Board Asadullah Khan, PD K-IV Asad Zamin and others.
Minister Local Government Nasir Shah told the chief minister that the rehabilitation of Haleji Lake project was close since 2000. He added that the scope of the project include construction of RCC lined canal and RCC conduit from Haliji Lake to Gharo Pumping Station, Haliji Lake and remodeling of Reservoir branch. A new 65 MGD pumping House would be equipped with Mechanical and Electrical pumping machineries at Gharo. A 72 inches dia mild steel pipes would be laid from Gharo to high point. Transmission line for conveying 65 MGD water from high point to Pipri filer plant. The chief minister said that the 65 MGD water would be provided to the water deficient areas of Karachi which would benefit population of about 1.2 million. The chief minister reviewed upgradation og Dhabeji Pumpng station for Rs1233.72 million. Minister Local Government Syed nasir Shah briefing the chair said that rehabilitation of existing electrical and mechanical machineries of phase- II, Phase-III and Phase-IV. The K-II and K-III pumping house rehabilitation was necessary because they have completed their lives.
The chief minister was told that 65 percent work has been completed. At this the chief minister directed the minister to expedite completion of the work so that its benefist could be passed to the people of the city. The chief minister also directed water board to submit him a scheme for rehabilitation of canal coming from Hub to provide 100 MGD water to the District West. He said the canal was totally defective, therefore half of the total water go waste. He added that with its rehabilitation 50 MGD water going waste would be made available for the people of District West.
K-IV status: The chief minister was told that NESPAK has finalized its report and the design consultant of the project. Most of the points of disagreement have been settled and now a Chinse firms has come up with a new proposal. The chief minister directed the Minister Local Government to submit the NESPAK final report in the board of the KWSB to discuss it in detail.
