Karachi: The federal and Sindh governments have formed a joint technical committee to review a report on the construction of K-IV: a canal project being developed for the city – a news source reported. The National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) is expected to submit the report by the end of this month (September).
The decision to form this review committee was taken at a high-level meeting held at the Chief Minister (CM) House in Karachi on the suggestion of Federal Minister for Planning & development Khusro Bakhtiar.
Members and leaders of the planning commission, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, ministers from local government, and a delegation of the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) attended the meeting.
While addressing the meeting, Director General FWO Major-General Inam Haider stated that 70% of the civil work of the canal had been completed. Of the 120 km, 91 km would flow in gravity, he added.
He added that there were some alignment issues with the canal which were being reviewed by NESPAK and assessed by a third party. In response, the NESPAK officials said that they would recommend changes to the design soon. Additionally, a geo study of the canal has been planned to ensure the embankments can take the pressure of 660 million gallons of water a day.
As per reports, the K-IV project is a 121-kilometer canal being constructed from Kenihar Lake. This initiative will be completed at a cost of approximately PKR 120 billion.
