K-IV water project to b e completed by Year 2023

ISLAMABAD: (HRNW) Chairman Wapda has said that the K-IV water supply project for Karachi will be completed by 2023.

Chairman Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Lt. Gen. (retd) Muzammil Hussain was speaking in a ceremony of signing four agreements with regard to Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme, commonly known as K-IV.

The meeting was also attended by state minister Farrukh Habib and Austrian ambassador in Islamabad.

“The citizens of Karachi facing shortage of clean drinking water, there was a need of 1,300mgd water for the city,” chairman Wapda said.

“The federal government want to complete the project at its earliest,” Wapda chief said. “We will complete the K-IV water supply project and will supply water to the city in bulk by year 2023,” Gen. Muzammil said.

Project Director K-IV Amir Mughal said that 15 companies had expressed interest in the project. “The Wapda has entrusted design consultancy of the project to ILF Austria and two Pakistani companies,” he said.