Faisalabad: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Faisalabad, in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has laid the foundation stone of the water treatment plant, news sources reported on November 11.
The surface water treatment facility will be completed by 2025, with a PKR 7.25 billion grant-in-aid from JICA. According to the feasibility assessment, the 3.5 million gallons per day (MGD) capacity project will provide potable water to 0.2 million people, with the capacity later increasing to 10 MGD under the Master Plan 2018-2038.
According to Project Concept-1 (PC-1), the water treatment facility’s capacity will be renovated and expanded to 5 million MGD in the first phase, which will also involve the construction of a 4.1-kilometre transmission line. Along with this, two ground reservoirs and two overhead reservoirs will be built, as well as primary, secondary, and tertiary distribution systems. Water meters will also be installed to control water use.
Speaking at the event, Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan WADA Mitsuhiro stated that Japan announced that it will also provide PKR 1 billion for the inline booster pump station and terminal reservoir equipment, which will greatly increase WASA’s water pumping capacity.
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