ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP):As many as over 50 per cent physical
work on Stage-1 of the Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme (K-IV) has been completed.
Official sources told APP here Wednesday that the Stage-I of K-IV is likely to be completed by June 2026 which will supply 260 mi
llion gallons per day (MGD) of water to the port city.
The K-IV is being executed by the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) at Rs 126 billion, the sources said.
They said a sum of over Rs 56.44 bi
llion has been spent on the project, so far.
Rapid construction
work on various sites of the project, including intake works, pumping stations, pressurized pipeline, access road, project offices, and project colony was being carried out, the sources said.
K-IV Project envisages providing 650 mi
llion gallons per day (MGD) of water
to Karachi from Keenjhar Lake.
The project is planned to be completed in two phases. At present, WAPDA is constructing Phase-I of the project to supply 260 MGD water
to Karachi. Phase II, when implemented, will also augment another 390 MGD of water to the system for Karachi.
It is pertinent to mention here that the K-IV project was approved in 2014 by the th
en government of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and an amount of Rs 849 mi
llion had been specified for the project in the budget 2014-15.
