Fed govt stands by commitments relating to K-IV Project: Asad.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that the Federal Government fully stands by its commitments relating to the Greater Karachi Water Supply Project (K-IV).

Replying to a question relating to Chief Minister Sindh's statement regarding 'wrapping up' of the project, he said that the Federal Government has been regularly following up with the Government of Sindh to move the project forward, however the provincial authorities are yet to process the revised project document.

The Minister said that the project has been experiencing delays for quite some time due to design related issues. The Provincial Government engaged NESPAK to review the original design of the scheme. NESPAK, completed the design review and submitted its report to Karachi Water and Sanitation Board (KWSB). The Sindh Government appointed a technical committee in November 2019, to scrutinize the NESPAK report and to suggest way forward. The Committee submitted its report to the Provincial Government with the recommendation that work on the existing alignment may be resumed with necessary modifications.

Therefore, he said, it is clear that throughout this period...