Rawalpindi: As a result of a successful operation by Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) to curb wastage of water that resulted in service stations being sealed for non-installation of water recycling plants, the service stations have begun installing recycling plants, a news source reported. WASA teams will now begin reopening the stations after recycling plants have been installed.
According to WASA sources, about a 100 service stations in the city without recycling plants were wasting large amounts of water. They had been instructed to install water recycling plants as a result and non-complying service stations had been sealed. The service stations will be reopened after confirmation now.
Meanwhile, in a similar operation Environment Protection Agency (EPA) sealed seven service stations in Islamabad and the owners of the service stations have been issued notifications. According to sources, these service stations have been established without due approval by any relevant authority and have been causing wastage of water.
