Islamabad: A proposal to develop Ghazi Barotha project with the help of private firms is awaiting the Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA)’s approval, a news source reported. Following the PPPA’s approval, the Capital Development Authority will proceed with inviting expression of interest for the project under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
The development of Ghazi Barotha project was announced in 2006 with an aim to supply 100 million gallons of per day (mgd) to Islamabad and Rawalpindi. According to the estimates made back then, the project was to cost PKR 37 billion. The estimated cost had increased to PKR 77 billion in 2008 and, as per the officials, the figures have now crossed the PKR 120 billion mark.
Under this project, a 45-kilometre long pipeline will be laid to channel water from Indus River to Ghazi Barotha and meet the water-related needs of the twin cities. Islamabad alone has a requirement of 220mgd of water but it only receives 60mgd and that too for its urban areas, while water supply arrangements in rural areas are realized through boring or other water schemes.
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