Rawalpindi: The federal and Punjab governments have finalised the financial model for the development of the Ghazi Barotha project — with the total cost of the venture set to be divided equally among the centre and the provincial government, a news source reported on August 11. In this regard, the Punjab government has been directed to issue its share of the funds to the Capital Development Authority (CDA).
The Ghazi Barotha project — which is expected to supply nearly 200 million gallons of water each day to the twin cities — is estimated to cost a total of PKR 80 billion. Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Raja Shauqat Mahmood has stated that the project is being developed in order to resolve the various water issues facing Islamabad and Rawalpindi for the next hundred years.
Reportedly, out of the project’s total water supply, 100 million gallons per day will be provided to the Capital Development Authority, 50 million gallons per day will be provided to the Water and Sanitation Agency, and the remaining 50 million gallons will be provided to the cantonment board.
