Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) on the direction of the district administration on Monday started annual dredging and de-silting work of Nullah Lai.
According to Managing Director (MD) WASA Raja Shoukat Mehmood, the annual dredging and de-silting work of Nullah Lai had been started from Gawalmandi bridge.
The MD while inspecting the cleaning work of Nullah Lai at Gawalmandi informed that the Punjab government had given a grant of Rs 30 million for Nullah Lai cleanliness work.
WASA Rawalpindi would work to clean the drain from Katarian, Murree Road and adjoining areas. The obstacles in the flow of water under and around the bridges would be removed. The silt and solid waste dumps in Nullah Lai would also be lifted utilizing heavy machinery, he added.
He said that the cleaning work of Nullah Lai would be completed before the start of monsoon.
He further said that WASA Rawalpindi had finalized the monsoon 2022 plan like every year which included cleaning of sewerage lines, annual cleaning of Nullah Lai as well as inspection of WASA machinery.
