Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) will set up five underground rain harvesting tanks in the city to preserve groundwater, news sources reported. The project will be developed under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) at the five major parks in the city.
Reportedly, the five sites selected for the project include Allama Iqbal Park, Rawal Park, Pothohar Park, Liaquat Bagh and Commercial Market Children’s Park. It was informed that PHA has already prepared Project Concept -1 (PC-1) and the work is expected to start from March and will take three months to complete. According to a PHA spokesperson, the project’s goal is to save rainwater for the city’s future plantation and horticulture activities, which would alleviate the load on subterranean aquifers. This will also improve water availability for citizens, while the new project will meet horticultural demands.
It is important to note that the underground water storage tanks were first built in Lahore to increase rainwater management and also use the water for the plantation and parks. While a similar project has been planned for Islamabad where the Capital Development Authority and the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority will develop projects to conserve rainwater.
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