K-IV augmentation works to cost Rs53bn, LG minister tells Murad.

KARACHI -- Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday reviewed the progress on augmentation works of the Phase-I of Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme, better known as K-IV, and set a timeline for starting the 260 million gallons of water daily project in October and its completion and commissioning by November 2023.

Earlier in June, the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) had awarded three contracts of Rs98.5 billion for construction of the Phase-I of K-IV.

On Thursday, the CM chaired a review meeting, which was attended by Local Government Minister Nasir Shah, CM's Law Adviser Murtaza Wahab, Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput, LG Secretary Najam Shah, Project Director of K-IV Salahuddin and others.

Mr Shah said that the federal government was also going to expedite the work to construct the K-IV project and the provincial government had to complete its augmentation so that the entire project could be made functional by November 2023.

CM approves plan to construct three reservoirs

'The people of this city need water and we are committed to them,' he said.

Earlier, the LG minister briefed the chief minister and said that total cost of the project would come to around Rs53bn.

The augmentation project, being carried out by the provincial government, is planned to connect three filter plants of K-IV with existing Bulk Water Supply (BWS) system of KW and SB.

The minister informed the meeting that the first 72-inche-dia pipeline of 28 km would be laid from the reservoir to be constructed near Darsano Chano to Y-Junction Landhi Town via Gulshan-i-Hadeed, Quaid-i-Azam Park, Bakra Mandi up to Landhi town. The pipeline would carry 65 MGD for the locality living within the said 28 km area.

He said that the reservoir-2 would be constructed near Gadap from where a 96- and 72-inch-dia pipeline would be laid up to COD (28 km and 96 inches dia) then from COD to Gulbai 14km and 72 inches dia. The pipeline would carry 130 MGD and cover the areas of Gulzar-i-Hijri, University Road, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Askari Amusement Park locality, SITE and Gulbai area.

He said that a 28.5-km-long and 72-inch-dia pipeline would be laid from a reservoir to be constructed at around Taiser Town...

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