Federal government stands by its commitment relating to K-IV water project: Asad Umar.

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

Responding to Chief Minister Sindh's statement regarding 'wrapping up' of the project, he said the federal government had been regularly following up with the Government of Sindh to move the project forward, however the provincial authorities were yet to process the revised project document.

According to a press release issued by planning ministry, the minister said the project had 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 Government of Sindh appointed a technical committee in November 2019, to scrutinize the NESPAK report and to suggest the way forward. The Technical Committee submitted its report to the provincial government with the recommendation that work on the existing alignment may be resumed with necessary modifications.

Therefore, it is clear that throughout this period, the...

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