Balochistan govt to start 12 new clean drinking water projects.

ISLAMABAD -- Balochistan government would initiate 12 new projects for providing clean drinking water in different districts of the province.

The government has allocated Rs 354.20 million in the financial year 2020-21 for the water supply projects , an official of the Balochistan government said on Thursday while talking to reporter.

The Balochisatn government has planned to install Canal Water Treatment Plants at various cities of the province to ensure quality drinking water.

The government would install canal water treatment plants at eight water supply schemes of District Sibi, Jafferabad, Naseerabad, Usta Muhammad and Sohbat Pur to purify the canal water.

The work was in process to supply water to Zhob city from Sabkazai Dam and the work on Mangi Dam project to supply clean drinking water to Quetta city was in full swing, he added.

He said that the feasibility study of Burj Aziz Khan and Babar Kutch Dams was underway which would provide clean drinking water to Quetta city and surrounding areas.

The official said that Gwadar, Pasni and surrounding areas were being supplied with clean drinking water through Shadi Kor, Akra Kor dams through pipelines which were earlier at the mercy of the tanker mafia.

In the financial year 2020-2021, Rs 15.006 billion has been allocated for development in drinking water and irrigation sector to ensure water availability in the province.

He said the government had established new water filtration plants in...